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 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 125.8 in February 2019, which was 2.1 percent higher as compared to the index of February 2018. Its cumulative growth during April to February 2018-19 was 4.3 percent.

Coal

3. Coal production (weight: 10.33 percent) increased by 7.3 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 7.1 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Crude Oil

4. Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 percent) declined by 6.1 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 4.0 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Natural Gas

5. The Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 percent) increased by 3.8 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 0.8 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Refinery Products

6. Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04 percent) declined by 0.8 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 3.0 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Fertilizers

7. Fertilizers production (weight: 2.63 percent) increased by 2.5 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index declined by 0.02 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Steel

8. Steel production (weight: 17.92 percent) increased by 4.9 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 4.7 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Cement

9. Cement production (weight: 5.37per cent) increased by 8.0 percent in February 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 13.0 percent during April to February, 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Electricity

10. Electricity generation (weight: 19.85 percent) increased by 0.7 percent in February, 2019 over February 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 5.4 percent during April to February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Note 1: Data for December 2018, January 2019 and February 2019 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 a pro-rata basis to a combined weight of ICI equal to 100.

Note 4: Release of the index for March 2019 will be on Tuesday, 30th April 2019.