The Ministry of Commerce & Industry in its latest data has showed that the output of eight key infrastructure sectors slowed down to 4 per cent in January 2026 as compared to 5.1 per cent in the same month last year. The performance of these eight core industries was 4.7 per cent in the preceding month. During the April-January period of this fiscal, the output of these sectors grew by 2.8 per cent against 4.5 per cent recorded in the same period last fiscal.  

Steel production having 17.92 per cent weight increased by 9.9 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 9.8 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Cement production having 5.37 per cent weight increased by 10.7 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 9.1 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Fertilizer production having 2.63 per cent weight increased by 3.7 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 1.9 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. 

Electricity generation having 19.85 per cent weight increased by 3.8 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025 and its cumulative index increased by 0.8 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Coal production having 10.33 per cent weight increased by 3.1 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025, while its cumulative index declined by 0.3 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year.

Petroleum Refinery production having 28.04 per cent weight has remained unchanged at 147.2 (provisional) in January, 2026 as compared to the index in January, 2025, while its cumulative index increased by 0.1 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year.  Natural Gas production having 6.88 per cent weight declined by 5.0 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 3.4 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year. Crude Oil production having 8.98 per cent weight declined by 5.8 per cent in January, 2026 over January, 2025 and its cumulative index declined by 2.1 per cent during April to January, 2025-26 over corresponding period of the previous year.