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30 JUN 2017 5:04PM by PIB Delhi
The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2011-12) is given at the Annexure.
2. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 % of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 126.4 in May, 2017, which was 3.6 % higher compared to the index of May, 2016. Its cumulative growth during April to May, 2017-18 was 3.2 %.
Coal
3. Coal production (weight: 10.33%)declined by 3.3% in May, 2017 over May, 2016. Its cumulative index declined by 3.3% during April to May, 2017-18over corresponding period of the previous year.
Crude Oil
4. Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 %) increased by 0.7% in May, 2017 over May, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 0.1 % during April to May, 2017-18over the corresponding period of previous year.
Natural Gas
5. The Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 %) increased by 4.5 % in May, 2017 over May, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 3.3 % during April to May, 2017-18 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Refinery Products
6. Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04%) increased by 5.4% in May, 2017 over May, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 2.8 % during April to May, 2017-18over the corresponding period of previous year.
Fertilizers
7. Fertilizer production (weight: 2.63 %) declined by 6.5% in May, 2017 over May, 2016. Its cumulative index declined by 0.8 % during April to May, 2017-18 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Steel
8. Steel production (weight: 17.92%)increasedby 3.7% in May, 2017 over May, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 6.3% during April to May, 2017-18 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Cement
9. Cement production (weight: 5.37%) increasedby 1.8% in May, 2017over May, 2016. Its cumulative index declined by 0.3 % during April to May, 2017-18over the corresponding period of previous year.
Electricity
10. Electricity generation (weight: 19.85%) increased by6.4 % in May, 2017over May, 2016. Its cumulative indexincreasedby5.9% duringApril to May, 2017-18over the corresponding period of previous year.
Note 1: Data for March, 2017, April, 2017 and May, 2017 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: Release of the index for June, 2017 will be on Monday, 31st July, 2017.