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1.       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 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 134.8 in January, 2019, which was 1.8per centhigheras compared to the index of January, 2018. Its cumulative growth during April to January, 2018-19was 4.5per cent.

Coal

3.       Coal production (weight: 10.33per cent)increased by 1.7 per cent in January, 2019 over January, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 7.1 per centduring April to January, 2018-19over corresponding period of the previous year.

Crude Oil

4.       Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98per cent) declinedby 4.3 per cent in January, 2019 over January, 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 3.8 per centduring April to January, 2018-19over the corresponding period of previous year.

Natural Gas

5.       The Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88per cent) increased by 6.2per cent in January, 2019 over January, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 0.5 per centduring April to January, 2018-19 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Refinery Products

6.       Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04per cent) declined by 2.6 per cent in January, 2019 over January, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 3.4 per centduring April to January, 2018-19over the corresponding period of previous year.

Fertilizers

7.       Fertilizers production (weight: 2.63 per cent) increased by 10.5 per cent in January, 2019 over January, 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 0.3 per centduring April to January, 2018-19 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Steel

8.       Steel production (weight: 17.92per cent)increasedby 8.2 per cent in January, 2019 over January, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 5.0per centduring April to January, 2018-19 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Cement

9.       Cement production (weight: 5.37per cent) increasedby 11.0per cent in January, 2019over January, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 13.6per centduring April to January, 2018-19over the corresponding period of previous year.

Electricity

10.     Electricity generation (weight: 19.85per cent) declined by0.4per centin January, 2019over January, 2018. Its cumulative indexincreased by5.7per cent duringApril to January, 2018-19over the corresponding period of previous year.

Note 1: Data for November, 2018, December, 2018and January, 2019are 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 February, 2019 will be on Monday, 1^st April, 2019.