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Eight key infrastructure sectors’ output growth slows to 7-month low of 0.5% in May
Jun-23-2026

The Ministry of Commerce & Industry in its latest data has showed that eight key infrastructure sectors’ output growth slowed to a seven-month low of 0.5 per cent in May 2026 due to a fall in output of coal, crude oil and refinery products. The eight core sectors had recorded a growth of 1.2 per cent in the same month last year, while the expansion rate stood at 1.8 per cent in April 2026. During April-May 2026-27, the key sectors expansion remained flat at 1.1 per cent.  In October 2025, the eight sectors output recorded a negative growth of 0.1 per cent.    

Steel production having 17.92% weight increased by 5 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 5.2 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Electricity generation having 19.85% weight increased by 8.7 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 7.1 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year.  Cement production having 5.37% weight increased by 8.4 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 8.3 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. 

Coal production having 10.33% weight decreased by 9.3 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 9.1 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Crude Oil production having 8.98% weight declined by 4.6 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 4.2 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Fertilizer production having 2.63% weight declined by 0.9 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 4.5 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year.

Natural Gas production having 6.88% weight declined by 4.9 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 4.5 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. Petroleum Refinery production having 28.04% weight declined by 8.7 per cent in May 2026 over May 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 4.7 per cent during April to May 2026-27 over corresponding period of the previous year. 

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