India’s Core Industries Index Hits 3-Month High with 1.7% Growth in June

Quick Summary:

• The Index of eight Core Industries recorded a growth of 1.7% in June 2025, down from 5% in June last year and significantly lower than the average growth of 6.3% during 2024-25.
• Five out of the eight sectors witnessed contraction in June, wiht coal experiencing the largest decline while steel and cement showed strong growth.

Sector Highlights:

• Coal Sector: Contracted by 6.8%, compared to a growth rate of 2.8% in May and a significant jump of 14.8% last June (June 2024).
• Crude Oil Sector: Declined by 1.2%,an enhancement from May’s contraction (-1.8%) and similar performance to last year’s figures (-2.6%).
• Natural Gas Sector: Fell by 2.8%, slightly better than May’s performance (-3.6%) but weaker than its positive growth (+3.3%) last June (June 2024).
• Electricity Sector: contracted at -2.8%, following a deeper contraction seen earlier in May (-4.7%).

Growth Sectors Include:
– Steel Sector: Growth jumped to +9.3% compared to +7.4% last month (May) and +6.3% one year ago (June ’24).- **Cement Industry Expanded continues sustaining momentum upto yearly format!! (~