<h1>Core Industries Index Rises 7.3% in June 2014; Electricity Leads with 15.7% Growth, Fertilizers Drop 1.</h1> The Index of Eight Core Industries, which constitutes 37.90% of the Index of Industrial Production, rose by 7.3% in June 2014 compared to June 2013, reaching 163.9. From April to June 2014-15, the cumulative growth was 4.6%. Coal production increased by 8.1%, while crude oil saw a marginal rise of 0.1%. Natural gas production declined by 1.7%, and petroleum refinery products increased by 1.2%. Fertilizer production dropped by 1.0%, whereas steel, cement, and electricity production increased by 4.2%, 13.6%, and 15.7%, respectively. The data is provisional and subject to revisions.