Index of Eight Core Industries (Upto December 2013)

February 7, 2014

Author: OGD PMU Team

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (base year 2004-05) stands at 165.6 in December, 2013, which was 2.1 % higher compared to the index of December, 2012. The Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90 % in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). Coal production (weight: 4.38 %) declined by 0.6%, Crude Oil production (weight: 5.22 %) increased by 1.6 %, Natural Gas production (weight: 1.71 %) declined by 9.9 %, Petroleum refinery production (weight: 5.94 %) moderated by 1.7 %, Fertilizer production (weight: 1.25 %) registered a growth of 4.1 %, Steel production (weight: 6.68 %) recorded a growth rate of 3.1%, Cement production (weight: 2.41 %) increased by 1.1%, Electricity generation (weight: 10.32 %) increased by 6.7 % in December, 2013 over the period of December, 2012.

Note: Data are provisional.