Output of India’s core sectors rose 8.2% in June – fastest in 5 months. Steel and coal production recorded a significant growth. Growth in India’s manufacturing sector (PMI) stood at 57.7 in July vs 57.8 in June, and 58.7 in May.
Read MoreGrowth of India’s service sector fell to 58.5 in June vs 61.2 in May. Manufacturing sector growth (PMI) stood at 57.8 in June vs 58.7 in May. Retail inflation in India rose to 4.81% in June after a 25-month low of 4.25% in May.
Read MoreIndia’s GDP grew by 6.1% in the Jan-March quarter vs 4.4% in the previous quarter. The growth rate for the financial year 2022-23 is estimated to be 7.2%. India’s GDP now stands at $3.75 trillion.
Read MoreIndia’s exports dipped by 12.7% YoY to US$ 34.66 billion in April. This is against US$ 39.7 billion in April last year. India’s imports also declined by 14% to US$ 49.9 billion as against US$ 58.06 billion in April last year. India’s April trade deficit stood at US$ 15.24 billion.
Read MoreDuring March 2023, India’s coal production increased by 12.03 per cent to 107.84 MT in March this year
from 96.26 MT in March 2022
May 2021 total coal and coke and imports at 19.304 million metric tons (MMT) are up by 40.62% over May 2020 imports of 13.728 MMT. Imports in May 2021 were however lower by 17.10% than the previous month’s figure of 23.286 of Apr 2021.
Read MoreApril 2021 total coal and coke imports at 23.261 million Metric Tons (MMT) have seen a sharp bounce back of 35.57% over April 2020 import figure of 17.159 MMT and 14.49% higher than 20.37 MMT imported in Mar 2021.
Read MoreMar 2021 total coal and coke imports at 20.474 million Metric Tons (MMT) have seen a 6.54%% fall over Mar 2020 import figure of 21.906 MMT but is 27.94%% higher than 16.003 MMT imported in Feb 2021.
Read MoreFeb 2021 total coal and coke imports at 15.991 million Metric Tons (MMT) have seen a steep 30.40% fall over Feb 2020 import figure of 22.977 MMT and are 23.75% lower than 20.972 MMT imported in Jan 2021.
Read MoreJan 2021 solid fuel imports at 21.26 million Metric Tons (MMT) are only 0.03% lower than the Jan 2020 import level of 21.266 MMT. As compared to December 2020 however, solid fuel imports have lost some momentum and 12.66% lower than the 24.34 MMT imported in December.
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