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India's core sector growth dips to 4.5 per cent in July

The Index of Core Industries measures combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries viz. coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, cement and electricity. Apart from crude oil and natural gas, all other six industries recorded an expansion in July 2022. Coal production saw a growth of 11.4 per cent year-on-year in July 2022 while refinery products grew by 6.2 per cent.