Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) for January 2021



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The Index of Eight Core Industries for January 2021 shows a modest increase of 0.1% compared to January 2020, reaching 137.6. However, the cumulative growth for April 2020 to January 2021 stands at a significant negative 8.8%. The provisional growth rate for October 2020 has also been revised upwards from -2.5% to -0.5%. These eight core industries collectively represent over 40% of the weight within the Index of Industrial Production.

The Office of the Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is releasing Index of Eight Core Industries for the Month of January, 2021.

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 137.6 in January,2021, which increasedby 0.1 (provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of January, 2020.Its cumulative growth during April to January, 2020-21 has been(-) 8.8%.

Final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for October’2020 is revised to(-) 0.5%from its provisional level(-2.5%).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 and monthly index and their growth rate are provided at Annexure I & II.

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FAQ :

The Index of Eight Core Industries measures the combined and individual performance of eight key industrial sectors.

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries increased by 0.1% in January 2021 compared to January 2020.

The cumulative growth for the period April 2020 to January 2021 was -8.8%.

Yes, the final growth rate for October 2020 has been revised to -0.5% from its provisional level of -2.5%.

The Eight Core Industries account for 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).




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