<h1>Eight Core Industries Growth Hits 2.6% in April 2019; Electricity Leads with 5.8% Rise.</h1> The Index of Eight Core Industries, which accounts for 40.27% of the Index of Industrial Production, rose by 2.6% in April 2019 compared to April 2018, reaching 127.5. The cumulative growth for April 2018 to March 2019 was 4.3%. Coal production increased by 2.8%, while crude oil and natural gas production declined by 6.9% and 0.8%, respectively. Refinery products saw a 4.3% increase, while fertilizers decreased by 4.4%. Steel, cement, and electricity production increased by 1.5%, 0.8%, and 5.8%, respectively, for the same period.