The output of the eight core infrastructure sectors rose to 8.9 per cent in June 2021, compared to the same month last year, government data showed on Friday, July 30. the infrastructure output witnessed a de-growth of 12.4 per cent in June 2020 when the pandemic-induced lockdown hit industrial activity across the country. The eight core industries consist of 40.27 per cent of the total weight of the items included in the industrial output or the Index of Industrial Production or IIP.