Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) for August, 2020


The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is releasing Index of Eight Core Industries for the Month of August, 2020.

2. The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 117.6 in August, 2020, which declined by 8.5 (provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of August, 2019. Its cumulative growth during April to August, 2020-21 has been (-) 17.8 %.

3.  Final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for May’2020 is revised to (-) 21.4 %. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  Details of yearly/monthly index and growth rate is provided at Annexure.

4.     Monthly growth rates of Index of Eight Core Industries (Overall) is depicted in the graph: 

5. The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries is given below:

Coal – Coal production (weight: 10.33 per cent) increased by 3.6 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 10.2 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over corresponding period of the previous year.

Crude Oil – Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 per cent) declined by 6.3 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 6.1 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Natural Gas – The Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 per cent) declined by 9.5 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 13.7 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Refinery Products – Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04 per cent) declined by 19.1 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 17.5 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Fertilizers- Fertilizers production (weight: 2.63 per cent) increased by 7.3 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index increased by 4.6 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Steel – Steel production (weight: 17.92 per cent) declined by 6.3 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 33.0 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Cement – Cement production (weight: 5.37 per cent) declined by 14.6 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 29.1 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Electricity – Electricity generation (weight: 19.85 per cent) declined by 2.7 per cent in August, 2020 over August, 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 10.5 per cent during April to August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.

Note 1: Data for June, 2020, July, 2020 and August, 2020 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 pro rata basis to a combined weight of ICI equal to 100.

Note 4: Since March 2019, a new steel product called Hot Rolled Pickled and Oiled (HRPO) under the item ‘Cold Rolled (CR) coils’ within the production of finished steel has also been included.

Note 5: Release of the index for September, 2020 will be on Thursday 29th October,2020.

 

Annexure

 

Performance of Eight Core Industries

Yearly Index & Growth Rate

Base Year: 2011-12=100

 

Index

 

Sector

Weight

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Apr-Aug 2019-20

Apr-Aug 2020-21

Coal

10.3335

103.2

104.2

112.6

118.0

121.8

124.9

134.1

133.6

114.9

103.2

Crude Oil

8.9833

99.4

99.2

98.4

97.0

94.5

93.7

89.8

84.5

86.5

81.2

Natural Gas

6.8768

85.6

74.5

70.5

67.2

66.5

68.4

69.0

65.1

67.4

58.2

Refinery Products

28.0376

107.2

108.6

108.8

114.1

119.7

125.2

129.1

129.4

127.8

105.5

Fertilizers

2.6276

96.7

98.1

99.4

106.4

106.6

106.6

107.0

109.8

105.7

110.6

Steel

17.9166

107.9

115.8

121.7

120.2

133.1

140.5

147.7

152.6

155.8

104.4

Cement

5.3720

107.5

111.5

118.1

123.5

122.0

129.7

147.0

145.7

144.8

102.7

Electricity

19.8530

104.0

110.3

126.6

133.8

141.6

149.2

156.9

158.4

169.9

152.0

Overall Index

100.0000

103.8

106.5

111.7

115.1

120.5

125.7

131.2

131.6

132.3

108.8

                                                           Growth Rates (in per cent)

 

Sector

Weight

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Apr-Aug 2019-20

Apr-Aug 2020-21

Coal

10.3335

3.2

1.0

8.0

4.8

3.2

2.6

7.4

-0.4

-0.2

-10.2

Crude Oil

8.9833

-0.6

-0.2

-0.9

-1.4

-2.5

-0.9

-4.1

-5.9

-6.1

-6.1

Natural Gas

6.8768

-14.4

-12.9

-5.3

-4.7

-1.0

2.9

0.8

-5.6

-1.5

-13.7

Refinery Products

28.0376

7.2

1.4

0.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

3.1

0.2

-1.1

-17.5

Fertilizers

2.6276

-3.3

1.5

1.3

7.0

0.2

0.03

0.3

2.7

0.3

4.6

Steel

17.9166

7.9

7.3

5.1

-1.3

10.7

5.6

5.1

3.4

9.8

-33.0

Cement

5.3720

7.5

3.7

5.9

4.6

-1.2

6.3

13.3

-0.9

1.2

-29.1

Electricity

19.8530

4.0

6.1

14.8

5.7

5.8

5.3

5.2

0.9

5.2

-10.5

Overall Growth

100.0000

3.8

2.6

4.9

3.0

4.8

4.3

4.4

0.4

2.5

-17.8

                                             Performance of Eight Core Industries

Monthly Index & Growth Rate

Base Year: 2011-12=100

Index

 

Sector

Coal

Crude Oil

Natural Gas

Refinery Products

Fertilizers

Steel

Cement

Electricity

Overall Index

Weight

10.3335

8.9833

6.8768

28.0376

2.6276

17.9166

5.3720

19.8530

100.0000

Aug-19

94.8

86.6

67.4

131.0

112.6

150.0

127.7

165.7

128.5

Sep-19

87.3

83.4

64.3

117.5

113.9

141.2

131.3

158.7

120.7

Oct-19

109.6

86.3

66.3

134.2

115.5

149.5

137.0

145.8

127.4

Nov-19

133.6

82.4

64.4

133.0

116.7

154.9

142.4

139.9

129.2

Dec-19

152.9

83.5

65.5

130.5

120.5

165.2

159.2

150.2

135.5

Jan-20

164.7

85.0

65.3

134.4

116.5

155.4

164.1

155.6

137.4

Feb-20

171.1

75.6

58.3

128.9

107.8

152.9

160.7

153.6

134.0

Mar-20

209.7

85.0

60.1

135.3

98.3

133.2

129.8

146.9

134.0

Apr-20

103.7

80.2

53.3

94.2

85.0

26.9

22.5

125.6

81.2

May-20

109.4

82.0

57.2

102.0

113.4

96.4

117.3

150.6

107.7

Jun-20

104.3

79.6

58.1

110.6

114.6

118.8

137.8

156.2

115.6

Jul-20

100.3

83.0

61.2

114.5

119.4

139.2

126.8

166.3

122.0

Aug-20

98.2

81.2

61.0

105.9

120.8

140.6

109.0

161.2

117.6

Growth Rates (in per cent)

 

Sector

Coal

Crude Oil

Natural Gas

Refinery Products

Fertilizers

Steel

Cement

Electricity

Overall Growth

Weight

10.3335

8.9833

6.8768

28.0376

2.6276

17.9166

5.3720

19.8530

100.0000

Aug-19

-8.6

-5.4

-3.9

2.6

2.9

3.8

-5.1

-0.9

-0.2

Sep-19

-20.5

-5.4

-4.9

-6.6

5.4

-1.4

-2.0

-2.6

-5.1

Oct-19

-17.6

-5.1

-5.6

0.4

11.8

-0.5

-7.7

-12.2

-5.5

Nov-19

-3.5

-6.0

-6.4

3.1

13.6

7.0

4.3

-4.9

0.7

Dec-19

6.1

-7.4

-9.2

3.0

10.2

8.7

5.5

0.0

3.1

Jan-20

8.0

-5.3

-9.0

1.9

-0.1

1.6

5.1

3.2

2.2

Feb-20

11.3

-6.4

-9.6

7.4

2.9

2.9

7.8

11.5

6.4

Mar-20

4.0

-5.5

-15.1

-0.5

-11.9

-21.9

-25.1

-8.2

-8.6

Apr-20

-15.5

-6.4

-19.9

-24.2

-4.5

-82.8

-85.2

-22.9

-37.9

May-20

-14.0

-7.1

-16.8

-21.3

7.5

-40.4

-21.4

-14.8

-21.4

Jun-20

-15.5

-6.0

-12.0

-8.9

4.2

-25.4

-6.8

-10.0

-12.9

Jul-20

-5.7

-4.9

-10.2

-13.9

6.9

-8.3

-13.5

-2.5

-8.0

Aug-20

3.6

-6.3

-9.5

-19.1

7.3

-6.3

-14.6

-2.7

-8.5

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    Source PIB