Index of Six Core Industries (Base: 1993-94=100)

The Index of Six core industries having a combined weight of 26.7 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 1993-94 stood at 278.0 (provisional) in December 2010 and registered a growth of 6.6% (provisional) compared to 6.2% registered in December 2009.  During April-December 2010-11, six core industries registered a growth of 5.3% (provisional) as against 4.7% during the corresponding period of the previous year.

Crude Oil

Crude Oil production (weight of 4.17% in the IIP) registered a growth of 15.8% (provisional) in December2010 compared to a growth rate of 1.1% in December 2009. The Crude Oil production registered a growth of 12.0% (provisional) during April-December 2010-11 compared to (-) 1.1% during the same period of 2009-10.

Petroleum Refinery Products

Petroleum refinery production (weight of 2.00% in the IIP) registered a growth of 8.3% (provisional) inDecember 2010 compared to growth of 0.9% in December 2009. The Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 1.6% (provisional) during April-December 2010-11 compared to (-) 1.0% during the same period of 2009-10.

Coal

Coal production (weight of 3.2% in the IIP) registered a growth of 3.0% (provisional) in December 2010 compared to growth rate of 1.2% in December 2009. Coal production grew by 1.0% (provisional) during April-December 2010-11 compared to an increase of 8.4% during the same period of 2009-10. 

Electricity

Electricity generation (weight of 10.17% in the IIP) registered a growth of 4.3 % (provisional) in December2010 compared to growth rate of 6.6% in December 2009.  Electricity generation grew by 4.5% (provisional) during April-December 2010-11 compared to 5.9% during the same period of 2009-10.

Cement

Cement production (weight of 1.99% in the IIP) registered a growth of (-) 2.2% (provisional) in December2010 compared to 11.0% in December 2009. Cement Production grew by 4.4% (provisional) during April-December 2010-11 compared to an increase of 11.0% during the same period of 2009-10.

Finished (carbon) steel

Finished (carbon) Steel production (weight of 5.13% in the IIP) registered a growth of 11.2% (provisional)in December 2010 compared to 9.6% (estimated) in December 2009. Finished (carbon) Steel production grew by 7.3% (provisional) during April-December 2010-11 compared to an increase of 3.6% during the same period of 2009-10.

N.B: Data are provisional. Revision has been made based on revised data obtained.