Index of Eight Core Industries (Base Year 2004-05) (November 2013)

January 29, 2014

Author: OGD PMU Team

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (base year 2004-05) stands at 153.5 in November, 2013, which was 1.7 % higher compared to the index of November, 2012. The Eight Core Industries have a combined weight of 37.90 % in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). Coal production (weight: 4.38 %) grew by 2.3 %, Crude Oil production (weight: 5.22 %) increased by 1.1 %, Natural Gas production (weight: 1.71 %) declined by 11.3 %, Petroleum refinery production (weight: 5.94 %) moderated by 5.0 %, Fertilizer production (weight: 1.25 %) registered a growth of 0.6 %, Steel production (weight: 6.68 %) recorded a growth rate of 3.9 %, Cement production (weight: 2.41 %) increased by 4.2 %, Electricity generation (weight: 10.32 %) increased by 5.9 % in November, 2013 over the period of November, 2012.

Note: Data are provisional.