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What is a Core Sector Growth?

The main or the key industries constitute the core sectors of an economy. In India, there are eight sectors that are considered the core sectors. The eight-core sectors of the Indian economy are electricity, steel, refinery products, crude oil, coal, cement, natural gas and fertilizers.
 
These sectors have a major impact on the Indian economy and significantly affect most other industries as well. The eight industries have a combined share of 40.27 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which gives the growth rates of different industry groups in a specified period.
Before the IIP is released, the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is prepared every month and released by the Office of the Economic Adviser (OEA), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), and Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
 
The ICI gives an indication of the production performance of the industries which are of a ‘core’ nature and measures the individual and collective performances of the production in these eight core industries.
 

Components to calculate the ICI:

• Coal – Coal production, excluding Coking coal.
• Electricity – Electricity generation of thermal, nuclear, hydro, imports from Bhutan.
• Crude Oil – Total crude oil production.
• Cement – Production in large plants and mini plants.
• Natural Gas – Total production of natural gas.
• Steel – Production of alloy and non-alloy steel only.
• Refinery Products – Total refinery production.
• Fertilizer – Urea, ammonium sulfate, calcium ammonium nitrate, complex grade fertilizer, and single superphosphate, among others.
 
In December 2020, the eight-industry core sector dropped by 1.3 per cent, as against the contraction of 2.6 per cent in October and 0.1 per cent in September.

Latest Updates on Core Sector Growth

On the other hand, the output of crude oil (-4.8 per cent) and natural gas (-1.2 per cent) contracted during the month

Updated On: 29 Nov 2024 | 11:27 PM IST

Four of the 10 largest sectors - oil & gas, automotive, power, and FMCG - saw year-on-year profit declines, while six sectors posted double-digit earnings growth

Updated On: 20 Nov 2024 | 11:56 PM IST

For the first time in 42 months, the output of the core sector has contracted (-1.6 per cent) during August.

Updated On: 30 Oct 2024 | 11:18 PM IST

The eight core sectors contribute 40.27 per cent to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) which measures overall industrial growth

Updated On: 30 Aug 2024 | 5:09 PM IST

Slowdown reflects a high base and reduced electricity demand, down from 6.4% in May and 8.4% last year

Updated On: 31 Jul 2024 | 11:54 PM IST

Core industries contributing to this growth, include coal, natural gas, cement, steel, crude oil, electricity, and refinery products which make up 40.27% of India IIP

Updated On: 28 Mar 2024 | 6:20 PM IST

Coal output grew by 10.2 per cent, the only sector to retain a double-digit growth in January, compared to 10.7 per cent previously

Updated On: 01 Mar 2024 | 12:10 AM IST

Only fertilisers and cement sectors see acceleration in output

Updated On: 01 Feb 2024 | 12:01 AM IST

The data indicates that the combined index of eight core industries showed an increase of 7.8 per cent (provisional) in November 2023, the government said

Updated On: 02 Jan 2024 | 5:45 PM IST

Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda, said core sector growth in November showed steady growth and the slight moderation had been due to base effects

Updated On: 29 Dec 2023 | 11:25 PM IST

All sectors except crude oil and cement recorded healthy production growth in the month under review

Updated On: 29 Dec 2023 | 5:51 PM IST

In August last year, the core sector had grown by 4.2 per cent

Updated On: 29 Sep 2023 | 11:09 PM IST

Crude oil production saw positive growth (2.1%) for the first time in 14 months since May 2022

Updated On: 31 Aug 2023 | 11:27 PM IST

Madan Sabnavis, chief economist at Bank of Baroda, said the continued traction in cement and steel could be attributed to government spending

Updated On: 30 Jun 2023 | 9:13 PM IST

The growth rate of the index of eight core industries (ICI) during 2022-23 was 7.7% (provisional), the ministry said in a release

Updated On: 31 May 2023 | 8:10 PM IST

Output accelerated by only 0.1% in October; 4 of 8 core industries reported production contraction

Updated On: 30 Nov 2022 | 7:54 PM IST

The Reserve Bank of India last month also revised its growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier

Updated On: 31 Oct 2022 | 11:38 PM IST

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday pared its growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier

Updated On: 30 Sep 2022 | 11:19 PM IST

The growth in these eight sectors witnessed double digits growth in May and June at 19.3% and 13.2%, respectively

Updated On: 01 Sep 2022 | 12:43 AM IST

8 infra sectors grew 12.7% YoY in June; there was a contraction MoM

Updated On: 29 Jul 2022 | 10:57 PM IST