Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) August, 2019

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30-September-2019 16:58 IST

Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) August, 2019
The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2011-12) is given at the Annexure.
The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 128.2 in August, 2019, which declined by 0.5 per cent as compared to the index of August, 2018. Its cumulative growth during April to August, 2019-20 was 2.4 per cent.
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Coal

Coal production (weight: 10.33 per cent) declined by 8.6 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 0.2 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over corresponding period of the previous year.
Crude Oil
Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 per cent) declined by 5.4 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 6.1 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Natural Gas
The Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 per cent) declined by 3.9 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 1.5 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.

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Refinery Products

Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04 per cent) increased by 2.6 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 1.1 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers production (weight: 2.63 per cent) increased by 2.9 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 0.3 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Steel
Steel production (weight: 17.92 per cent) increased by 5.0 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 9.7 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Cement
Cement production (weight: 5.37 per cent) declined by 4.9 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 1.3 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Electricity
Electricity generation (weight: 19.85 per cent) declined by 2.9 per cent in August, 2019 over August, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 4.6 per cent during April to August, 2019-20 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Note 1: Data for June, 2019, July, 2019 and August, 2019 are provisional.
Note 2: Since April, 2014, Electricity generation data from Renewable sources are also included.
Note 3: The industry-wise weights indicated above are individual industry weight derived from IIP and blown up on pro rata basis to a combined weight of ICI equal to 100.
Note 4: Since March 2019, a new steel product called Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled (HRPO) under the item ‘Cold Rolled (CR) coils’ within the production of finished steel has also been included.
Note 5: Release of the index for September, 2019 will be on Thursday, 31st October, 2019.
Annexure
Performance of Eight Core Industries
Yearly Index & Growth Rate
Base Year: 2011-12=100
Index
Sector
Weight
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Apr-Aug 2018-19
Apr-Aug 2019-20
Coal
10.3335
104.2
112.6
118.0
121.8
124.9
134.1
115.2
115.0
Crude Oil
8.9833
99.2
98.4
97.0
94.5
93.7
89.8
92.1
86.5
Natural Gas
6.8768
74.5
70.5
67.2
66.5
68.4
69.0
68.4
67.4
Refinery Products
28.0376
108.6
108.8
114.1
119.7
125.2
129.1
129.3
127.8
Fertilizers
2.6276
98.1
99.4
106.4
106.6
106.6
107.0
105.5
105.7
Steel
17.9166
115.8
121.7
120.2
133.1
140.5
147.7
141.9
155.7
Cement
5.3720
111.5
118.1
123.5
122.0
129.7
147.0
143.1
144.9
Electricity
19.8530
110.3
126.6
133.8
141.6
149.2
156.9
161.5
168.9
Overall Index
100.0000
106.5
111.7
115.1
120.5
125.7
131.2
129.1
132.1
Performance of Eight Core Industries
Monthly Index & Growth Rate
Base Year: 2011-12=100
Index
Growth Rates (in per cent)
Sector
Weight
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Apr-Aug 2018-19
Apr-Aug 2019-20
Coal
10.3335
1.0
8.0
4.8
3.2
2.6
7.4
10.3
-0.2
Crude Oil
8.9833
-0.2
-0.9
-1.4
-2.5
-0.9
-4.1
-3.3
-6.1
Natural Gas
6.8768
-12.9
-5.3
-4.7
-1.0
2.9
0.8
-0.7
-1.5
Refinery Products
28.0376
1.4
0.2
4.9
4.9
4.6
3.1
7.4
-1.1
Fertilizers
2.6276
1.5
1.3
7.0
0.2
0.03
0.3
1.7
0.3
Steel
17.9166
7.3
5.1
-1.3
10.7
5.6
5.1
3.5
9.7
Cement
5.3720
3.7
5.9
4.6
-1.2
6.3
13.3
15.0
1.3
Electricity
19.8530
6.1
14.8
5.7
5.8
5.3
5.2
5.8
4.6
Overall Index
100.0000
2.6
4.9
3.0
4.8
4.3
4.4
5.7
2.4
Sector
Coal
Crude Oil
Natural Gas
Refinery Products
Fertilizers
Steel
Cement
Electricity
Overall Index
Weight
10.3335
8.9833
6.8768
28.0376
2.6276
17.9166
5.3720
19.8530
100.0000
Aug-18
103.8
91.6
70.2
127.7
109.4
144.5
134.5
167.2
128.8
Sep-18
109.8
88.1
67.6
125.8
108.0
143.2
133.9
162.9
127.2
Oct-18
132.9
90.9
70.3
133.8
103.3
150.2
148.4
166.0
134.8
Nov-18
138.4
87.6
68.9
128.9
102.7
144.8
136.5
147.2
128.3
Dec-18
144.1
90.2
72.2
126.6
109.4
152.0
151.0
150.3
131.5
Jan-19
152.5
89.7
71.8
131.9
116.6
153.0
156.1
150.7
134.5
Feb-19
153.8
80.8
64.4
120.0
104.8
148.6
149.1
137.7
125.9
Mar-19
201.7
89.9
70.7
135.9
111.5
170.7
173.2
160.1
146.5
Apr-19
122.6
85.6
66.6
124.3
89.0
156.4
152.5
162.8
130.7
May-19
127.3
88.2
68.7
129.6
105.5
161.8
149.3
176.8
137.0
Jun-19
123.8
84.7
66.0
121.4
110.0
155.8
148.2
172.9
132.1
Jul-19
106.4
87.2
68.1
132.9
111.7
152.8
146.8
169.7
132.7
Aug-19
94.8
86.6
67.4
131.0
112.6
151.8
127.9
162.2
128.2

Growth Rates (in per cent)
Sector
Coal
Crude Oil
Natural Gas
Refinery Products
Fertilizers
Steel
Cement
Electricity
Overall Index
Weight
10.3335
8.9833
6.8768
28.0376
2.6276
17.9166
5.3720
19.8530
100.0000
Aug-18
2.4
-3.7
1.0
5.1
-5.3
4.0
14.6
7.6
4.7
Sep-18
6.4
-4.2
-1.7
2.5
2.5
3.2
11.8
8.2
4.3
Oct-18
11.3
-5.0
-0.9
1.3
-11.5
2.4
18.4
10.9
4.8
Nov-18
3.7
-3.5
0.5
2.3
-8.1
5.3
8.8
5.1
3.3
Dec-18
1.1
-4.3
4.2
-4.8
-2.4
10.1
11.6
4.4
2.1
Jan-19
2.0
-4.3
6.2
-2.6
10.5
5.5
11.0
0.8
1.5
Feb-19
7.4
-6.1
3.8
-0.8
2.5
4.9
8.0
1.2
2.2
Mar-19
9.1
-6.2
1.4
4.3
4.3
11.5
15.7
2.1
5.8
Apr-19
3.2
-6.7
-0.8
4.3
-4.4
13.3
2.3
5.9
5.2
May-19
1.7
-6.9
-0.1
-1.5
-1.0
13.3
2.8
7.4
3.8
Jun-19
3.2
-6.8
-2.1
-9.3
1.5
8.4
-1.7
8.1
0.7
Jul-19
-1.6
-4.4
-0.5
-0.9
1.5
8.9
7.9
4.7
2.7
Aug-19
-8.6
-5.4
-3.9
2.6
2.9
5.0
-4.9
-2.9
-0.5

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