Index of Six Core Industries (Base: 1993-94=100) – January 2009

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 250.6 (provisional) in January
2009 and registered a growth of 1.4% (provisional) compared to a growth of 3.6% in January
2008. During April-January 2008-09, six core-infrastructure industries registered a growth of
3.2% (provisional) as against 5.7% during the corresponding period of the previous year.
Crude Oil
Crude Oil production (weight of 4.17% in the IIP) registered a growth of (–) 8.1%
(provisional) in January 2009 compared to a growth rate of (-)0.2% in January 2008. The
Crude Oil production registered a growth of (-)1.3 (provisional) during April-January 2008-09
compared to 0.3% during the same period of 2007-08.
Petroleum Refinery Products
Petroleum refinery production (weight of 2.00% in the IIP) registered a growth of (-) 2.6%
(provisional) in January 2009 compared to growth of 5.4% in January 2008. The Petroleum
refinery production registered a growth of 3.1% (provisional) during April-January 2008-09
compared to 7.3% during the same period of 2007-08.
Coal
Coal production (weight of 3.2% in the IIP) registered a growth of 6.3% (provisional) in
January 2009 compared to growth rate of 7.9% in January 2008. Coal production grew by
8.8% (provisional) during April-January 2008-09 compared to an increase of 4.8% during the
same period of 2007-08.
Electricity
Electricity generation (weight of 10.17% in the IIP) registered a growth of 1.4% (provisional)
in January 2009 compared to a growth rate of 3.7% in January 2008. Electricity generation
grew by 2.5% (provisional) during April-January 2008-09 compared to 6.3% during the same
period of 2007-08.
Cement
Cement production (weight of 1.99% in the IIP) registered a growth of 8.3% (provisional) in
January 2009 compared to 5.6% in January 2008. Cement Production grew by 7.1%
(provisional) during April-January 2008-09 compared to an increase of 7.4% during the same
period of 2007-08.
Finished (carbon) steel
Finished (carbon) Steel production (weight of 5.13% in the IIP) registered a growth of 1.2%
(provisional) in January 2009 compared to 2.0% (estimated) in January 2007. Finished
(carbon) Steel production grew by 2.3% (provisional) during April-January 2008-09
compared to an increase of 5.9% during the same period of 2007-08.