New Delhi, May 20 -- The output of eight core infrastructure sectors, which account for two-fifths of India's industrial output, expanded by 0.5% in April, its lowest in the last eight months, from 4.6% in March.

It was recorded at 6.9% in April 2024. The growth in March 2025 was revised from 3.8% to 4.6%.

Only two of the eight core industries-coal and natural gas-reported a sequential rise in production during April, according to the provisional data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday.

Core sector output contributes 40.27% to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

To be sure, India's industrial production rebounded in March, recovering from a six-month low in February, according to provisional data releas...