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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
30-April-2012 18:03 IST
Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2004-05=100) March 2012
1. The summarized Index of Eight Core Industries with 2004-05 base is given at the Annexure.
2. The Eight core industries have a combined weight of 37.90 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index was 158.4 in March 2012 with a growth rate of 2.0% compared to their 6.5% Growth in March 2011. During April-March 2011-12, the cumulative growth rate of the Core industries was 4.3 % as against their growth at 6.6% during the corresponding period in 2010-11.
Coal
3. Coal production (weight: 4.38%) registered a growth of 6.8% in March 2012 compared to its growth at (-) 1.1% in March 2011. However, in cumulative terms Coal production had a growth of 1.2% during April-March 2011-12 compared to its growth at (-) 0.2% during the same period of 2010-11.
Crude Oil
4. Crude Oil production (weight: 5.22%) registered a growth of (-) 2.9% in March 2012 compared to its growth at 12.1% in March 2011. Cumulatively Crude Oil production registered a growth of 1.0% during April-March 2011-12 compared to its growth at 11.9% during the same period of 2010-11.
Natural Gas
5. Natural Gas production (weight: 1.71%) registered a growth of (-) 10.1% in March 2012 compared to its growth at (-) 10.6% in March 2011. Natural Gas production registered a cumulative growth of (-) 8.9% during April-March 2011-12 compared to its growth at 10.0% during the same period of 2010-11.
Petroleum Refinery Products (0.93% of Crude Throughput)*
6. Petroleum refinery production (weight: 5.94%) had a growth of 1.6% in March 2012 compared to its growth at 8.5% in March 2011. In cumulative terms Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 3.2% during April-March 2011-12 compared to its 3.0% growth during the same period of 2010-11.
Fertilizers
7. Fertilizer production (weight: 1.25%) registered a growth of 1.5% in March 2012 against its growth at 3.9% in March 2011. Cumulatively Fertilizer production had a growth of 0.4% during April-March 2011-12 corresponding to 0.0% growth during the same period of 2010-11.
Steel (Alloy + Non-Alloy)
8. Steel production (weight: 6.68%) had a growth rate of 2.3% in March 2012 against its 12.0% growth in March 2011. Cumulatively Steel production had a 7.0% growth during April-March 2011-12 compared to its 13.2% growth during the same period of 2010-11.
Cement
9. Cement production (weight: 2.41%) registered a growth of 7.1% in March 2012 against its 6.5% growth in March 2011. The cumulative growth of Cement Production was 6.7% during April-March 2011-12 compared to its 4.5% growth during the same period of 2010-11.
Electricity
10. Electricity generation (weight: 10.32%) had a 2.1% growth in March 2012 compared to its 7.6% growth in March 2011. Electricity generation on the other hand had a cumulative growth of 8.0% during April-March 2011-12 as against its 5.6% growth during the same period of 2010-11.
* RPL (SEZ) with refining capacity 29MMT was commissioned on 25.12.2008 but crude throughput not reported by the refinery and not included in production for entire period.
N.B: Data are provisional. Revision has been made based on revised data obtained.
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Annexure
PERFORMANCE OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES YEARLY INDEX & GROWTH RATE BASE YEAR 2004-05=100 (Weight in IIP: 37.90 %) |
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INDEX
| Sector | Weight | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | Apr-Mar 2010-11 | Apr-Mar 2011-12 |
| Overall Index | 37.903 | 103.9 | 112.6 | 118.5 | 121.8 | 129.9 | 138.4 | 138.4 | 144.4 |
| Coal | 4.379 | 106.6 | 112.9 | 119.9 | 129.5 | 140.0 | 139.7 | 139.7 | 141.4 |
| Crude Oil | 5.216 | 94.8 | 100.0 | 100.4 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 111.0 | 111.0 | 112.1 |
| Natural Gas | 1.708 | 101.4 | 99.9 | 102.1 | 103.4 | 149.5 | 164.4 | 164.4 | 149.7 |
| Refinery Products | 5.939 | 102.1 | 115.3 | 122.8 | 126.5 | 125.9 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 133.8 |
| Fertilizers | 1.254 | 100.6 | 103.8 | 95.5 | 91.8 | 103.4 | 103.4 | 103.4 | 103.8 |
| Steel | 6.684 | 107.0 | 120.7 | 128.9 | 131.4 | 139.3 | 157.7 | 157.7 | 168.7 |
| Cement | 2.406 | 112.4 | 122.6 | 132.5 | 142.1 | 157.1 | 164.2 | 164.2 | 175.2 |
| Electricity | 10.316 | 105.1 | 112.8 | 119.9 | 123.2 | 130.8 | 138.1 | 138.1 | 149.2 |
GROWTH RATE (in %)
| Sector | Weight | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | Apr-Mar 2010-11 | Apr-Mar 2011-12 |
| Overall Index | 37.903 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| Coal | 4.379 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Crude Oil | 5.216 | -5.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 1.0 |
| Natural Gas | 1.708 | 1.4 | -1.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 44.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 | -8.9 |
| Refinery Products | 5.939 | 2.1 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Fertilizers | 1.254 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -7.9 | -3.9 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Steel | 6.684 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 7.0 |
| Cement | 2.406 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.7 |
| Electricity | 10.316 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 8.0 |
