Growth in eight core sectors exercise slows to 3-month low of three% in September 2025

Growth in exercise within the eight core sectors of the economic system slowed to a three-month low of three% in September, dragged down by contractions within the coal, crude oil, pure fuel, and refinery merchandise sectors, in addition to a comparatively sharp slowdown within the fertilisers sector, official information confirmed.

The information within the Index of Eight Core Industries launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry reveals that the index’s efficiency in September 2025 was quicker than its development in September 2024. However, development was the slowest since June this yr.

The slowdown was pushed by the 4 fuel-related sectors — coal, crude oil, pure fuel, and refinery merchandise. 

The coal sector contracted 1.19% in September 2025 as in comparison with a development of two.6% in September final yr, and a 11.4% development in August 2025. The crude oil sector contracted 1.25% in September this yr, over a contraction of three.9% in September final yr. 

Notably, the crude oil sector had grown 2.4% in August 2025, the primary month of development in eight months. 

The pure fuel sector witnessed the most important contraction, of three.8%, in September 2025. The sector has contracted for 15 consecutive months, the info reveals. 

Likely as a consequence of the slowdown within the crude oil and pure fuel sectors, the refinery merchandise sector contracted by 3.6% in September this yr, in contrast with a 5.8% development in September 2024. 

The fertilisers sector noticed development slowing to 1.6% in September 2025, as in comparison with 1.9% in September final yr, and 4.6% in August 2025. The cement sector, too, noticed development slowing to five.3% in September this yr, from 7.6% in September final yr.

Growth within the electrical energy sector slowed to 2.1% in September 2025, quicker than the 0.5% seen in September 2024, however slower than the 4.1% in August this yr.

The metal sector was the one one of many eight core sectors that noticed development quicken in September 2025, to 14.1% from 1.8% in September final yr, and 13.6% in August 2025.