Cumulative output rises 4.6% in April-September 2016
The Eight Core Infrastructure Industries comprising nearly 38% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has recorded 5.0% growth in its output in September 2016 over September 2015.Its cumulative output growth was 4.6% during April to September 2016-17.
Coal production (weight: 4.38%) declined by 5.8% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 increased by 1.2% over corresponding period of previous year.
Crude Oil production (weight: 5.22%) declined by 4.1% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 declined by 3.3% over the corresponding period of previous year.
The Natural Gas production (weight: 1.71%) declined by 5.5% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 declined by 4.4% over the corresponding period of previous year.
Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 5.94%) increased by 9.3% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 increased by 7.9% over the corresponding period of previous year.
Fertilizer production (weight: 1.25%) increased by 2.0% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 increased by 5.6% over the corresponding period of previous year.
Steel production (weight: 6.68%) increased by 16.3% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 increased by 7.2% over the corresponding period of previous year.
Cement production (weight: 2.41%) increased by 5.5% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 increased by 4.5% over the corresponding period of previous year.
Electricity generation (weight: 10.32%) increased by 2.2% in September 2016 over September 2015. Its cumulative index during April to September 2016-17 increased by 5.1% over the corresponding period of previous year.
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