18. Monthly index & growth rate of eight core industries

MONTHLY INDEX & GROWTH RATE OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES

Sector Coal Crude Oil Natural Gas Refinery Products Fertilizers Steel Cement Electricity Overall Index

Weight 10.3335 8.9833 6.8768 28.0376 2.6276 17.9166 5.372 19.853 100 Mar-21 210.3 82.4 67.5 134.4 93.4 175.2 182.5 180 150.8 Apr-21 113.5 78.5 66.7 123.4 88.3 160 159 174 132 May-21 117.1 76.8 68.7 117.7 102.5 149.4 131.1 161.9 125.4 Jun-21 112.1 78.2 70 113.2 116.9 153.1 148.2 169.1 127.2 Jul-21 119.2 80.3 72.8 122.2 120.1 155.2 154.3 184.7 134.7 Aug-21 118.4 79.4 73.7 115.5 117 161.1 148.8 188.7 134.2 Sep-21 113.8 77 73.3 112.7 113.6 160.5 141.1 167.9 128 Oct-21 140.4 79.2 76.3 127.5 122.9 167.6 161.9 167.3 137.8 Nov-21 149.2 76.6 72.2 131.9 121.4 157.4 127.3 147.9 131.8 Dec-21 164.3 79.1 72.7 134.4 121.1 169.9 168.8 162.5 141.7 Jan-22* 174.8 79.1 71.4 135.8 115.2 174.2 176.7 165.6 144.8 Feb-22* 174.7 71.6 64.9 124.9 102.4 165.5 169 160.8 137.3 Mar22* 210 79.6 72.6 142.6 107.7 181.6 198.6 188.8 157.3

*Source DIPP (Provisional)

Y-O-Y GROWTH (% ) OF EIGHT CORE INDUSTRIES

10.4

3.8

2.6 4.9

3 4.8 4.3 4.4

0.4

-6.4 -6.4

Year on year overall growth of eight core industries have hovered between 3-5% from FY 2012-13 to FY 2018-19, before registering a steady dip in 2019-20 to 0.4%. In the following two fiscals growth rates further slumped to negative as pandemic caused havoc across the globe and India. However, overall growth of the Industries has reached the decade highest 10.4% in FY 2021-22.

The cumulative growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) during April-March 2021-22 was 10.4% (provisional) as compared to the corresponding period of last Financial Year. The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 157.3 in March 2022, which increased by 4.3 per cent (provisional) as compared to the Index of March 2021.

GROWTH RATES (%) (ON Y-O-Y BASIS)

Growth Rates (on Y-o-Y basis in per cent) Apr-Mar 2021-22* Growth Rates (on Y-o-Y basis in per cent) Apr-Mar 2020-21

8.5

-1.9

-5.2

-2.6 19.2

-8.2 8.9

-11.2 0.7

1.7 16.9 20.8

-8.7 -10.8 7.8

-0.5 10.4

-6.4

Data and statistics used in the CCAI Annual report for FY 2021-22 have been collated from a credible sources like MoC, CEA, CCO, National Power Portal, DIPP etc. Material in the report is not to be reproduced in any form without the permission of CCAI. The Association does not take responsibility for the content taken from 3rd Parties.