Core sector growth stages a turnaround; registers seven month high of 5.1% in September

01 Nov 2012 Evaluate

Staging a turnaround in industrial growth, the growth in eight core sectors, which occupies 37.9% of weightage in the overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP), registered a seven-month high at 5.1% in September, faster than the upwardly revised 2.3% in August and 2.5% in the September month of the previous fiscal, mainly on account of low-base advantage and rapid expansion in coal, cement and petroleum refinery products. 

Before this, it was back in only February 2012 that these industries grew at a higher pace, of 6.9%. During April-September 2012-13, the cumulative growth rate of the Core industries was 3.2% as against their growth at 5.0% during the corresponding period in 2011-12.

Coal production, with a weight of 4.38% in the index, registered a growth of 2.14% in September 2012 compared to contraction of 18.2% in the same month last year. Coal production recorded a growth of 8.3% during April-September 2012-13 compared to contraction of 4.8% during the same period of 2011-12. A low base effect and higher dispatches due to fuel supply pacts by Coal India with power companies could be considered as a reason enough for the growth of this sector.

Further, Petroleum refinery production (weight: 5.94%) grew by 11.4% for the month under review, as compared to growth figure of 4.3% in the same month last year. While In cumulative terms, Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 5.4% during April-September 2012-13 compared to its 4.6% growth during the same period of 2011-12.

Additionally, Cement production, which occupies weight of 2.41% in the index, registered a growth of 13.4% in September 2012 against its 2.2% growth in the same month last year. The cumulative growth of Cement Production was 7.4% during April-September 2012-13 compared to its 3.8% growth during the same period of 2011-12. Moreover, Fertiliser production, with a weight of 5.22%, registered a growth of 5.7% for the month under review compared to negative growth of 2.1% in corresponding period of the last year.

On the flip side, Natural Gas and Crude Oil, which occupies 1.71% and 5.22% weightage in the index, have been the worst performing sectors with production contracting by 14.8% and 1.7% in September, respectively compared to contraction of 6.4% and a marginal growth figure of 0.1% respectively in September 2011.

Furthermore, steel production along with Electricity generation, with weight of 6.68% and 10.32%, registered lower growth rate of 2.0% and 3.7% in the month under review as against 7.5% and 8.8% growth in September 2011.

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