Hiring for the ninth consecutive month, the production of eight basic infrastructure sectors fell 2.6 percent in November, mainly due to the drop in the production of natural gas, refinery products, steel and cement.
The production of eight core sectors had registered a growth of 0.7% in November 2019, data published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Thursday.
With the exception of coal, fertilizers and electricity, all sectors (crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel and cement) registered negative growth in November 2020.
During April-November, the production of the sectors fell by 11.4% compared to a growth of 0.3% in the same period of the previous year.
The production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel and cement decreased by (-) 4.9 percent, (-) 9.3 percent, (-) 4.8 percent, (-) 4, 4 percent and (-) 7.1 percent, respectively, in November of this year.
On the other hand, the production of the coal and electricity sector grew by 2.9% and 2.2% during the month under review.
Growth in the fertilizer sector was 1.6%, compared to 13.6% in the same month last year.
The top eight industries account for 40.27 percent of the IIP.
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