The summarized Index of Eight Core Industries with 2004-05 =
base is given at the =
Annexure.
The Index of Eight core industries having a combined weight =
of 37.90=20
per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) stood at 141.1 in =
November=20
2011 with a growth rate of 6.8% compared to its growth at 3.7% in =
November=20
2010. During =
April-November=20
2011-12, the cumulative growth rate of the Core industries was =
4.6% as=20
against their growth at 5.6% during the corresponding period in 2010-11.
Coal: Coal production (weight: 4.38%) registered a growth of 4.9% in November 2011 compared to its growth at 0.7% in November 2010. Coal production grew by (-) 4.0% during April-November 2011-12 compared to its growth at 0.4% during the same =
period of=20
2010-11. =
Crude Oil: Crude Oil production (weight: 5.22%) registered a growth of (-)5.6% =
in=20
November 2011 compared to its growth at 17.0% in November 2010. Crude Oil production registered a growth of 2.9% =
during=20
April-November 2011-12 compared to its growth at 11.5% during the same =
period of=20
2010-11.
Natural Gas: Natural Gas production (weight: 1.71%) registered a growth of (-) 10.1% in November 2011 compared to its growth at 5.5% in November 2010. Natural Gas production registered a growth of (-) 8.5% during April-November 2011-12 compared to its growth at 19.9% during the same =
period of=20
2010-11.
Petroleum Refinery Products (0.93% of Crude Throughput)*:=20
Petroleum refinery production (weight: 5.94%) had a growth of 11.2% in November 2011 compared to its growth at (-) 3.5% in November 2010. =
Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 4.5% during April-November 2011-12 compared to its 0.8% growth during the same period =
of=20
2010-11.
Fertilizers: Fertilizer production (weight: 1.25%) registered a growth of (-) 2.4% in November 2011 against its growth at 0.0% in November 2010.Fertilizer production grew by (-)0.1% during April-November 2011-12 compared to its growth at (-) 1.7% during the same =
period of=20
2010-11.
Steel (Alloy =
+=20
Non-Alloy) : Steel production (weight: 6.68%) had a growth rate of 5.1% in November 2011 against its 7.6% growth in November 2010. Steel production grew at a same rate of 8.2% during April-November 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Cement: Cement production (weight: 2.41%) registered a growth of 16.6% in November 2011 against its (-) 4.3% growth in November 2010. Cement Production grew by 4.3% during April-November 2011-12 compared to its growth at 5.3% during the same =
period of=20
2010-11.
Electricity: Electricity generation (weight: 10.32%) had a 14.1% growth in November 2011 compared to its 3.5% growth in November 2010. Electricity generation grew by 9.3% during April-November 2011-12 as against its 4.6% growth during the same period =
of=20
2010-11.
* RPL (SEZ) with refining capacity 29MMT was commissioned =
on=20
25.12.2008 but crude throughput not reported by the refinery and not =
included in=20
production for entire period.
N.B: Data are provisional. Revision has been made based on =
revised data=20
obtained.
Click=
here to=20
see Annexure
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