The Index of six core-infrastructure industries having a combined weight of 26.7 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 1993-94 stood at 232.3 (provisional) in April 2008 and registered a growth of 3.6 per cent (provisional) compared to a growth of 5.9 per cent in April 2007. During April-March 2007-08, six coreinfrastructure industries registered a growth of 5.6 per cent (provisional) as against 9.2% during the corresponding period of the previous year.
Crude Oil
Crude Oil production (weight of 4.17 per cent in the IIP) registered a
growth of 0.9 per cent (provisional) in April 2008 compared to a growth rate of 1.4 per cent in April 2007. The Crude Oil production registered a growth of 0.4 per cent (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to 5.6 per cent during the same period of 2006-07.
Petroleum Refinery Products
Petroleum refinery production (weight of 2.00 per cent in the IIP)
registered a growth of 4.3 per cent (provisional) in April 2008 compared to growth of 15.1 per cent in April 2007. The Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 6.5 per cent (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to 12.9 per cent during the same period of 2006-07.
Coal
Coal production (weight of 3.2 per cent in the IIP) registered a growth of
10.3 per cent (provisional) in April 2008 compared to growth rate 0.6 per cent in April 2007. Coal production grew by 6.0 per cent (provisional)
during April-March 2007-08 compared to an increase of 5.9 per cent during the same period of 2006-07.
Electricity
Electricity generation (weight of 10.17 per cent in the IIP) registered a
growth of 1.4 per cent (provisional) in April 2008 compared to a growth rate 8.7 per cent in April 2007. Electricity generation grew by 6.3 per cent (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to 7.3 per cent during the same period of 2006-07.
Cement
Cement production (weight of 1.99 per cent in the IIP) registered a growth of 6.9 per cent (provisional) in April 2008 compared to 5.8 per cent in April 2007. Cement Production grew by 8.1 per cent (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to an increase of 9.1 per cent during the same period of 2006-07.
Finished (carbon) steel
Finished (carbon) Steel production (weight of 5.13 per cent in the IIP)
registered a growth of 4.0 per cent (provisional) in April 2008 compared to 2.7 per cent (estimated) in April 2007.
Finished (carbon) Steel production grew by 5.1 per cent (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to an increase of 13.1 per cent during the same period of 2006-07.
