Core sectors' growth slows down to 4-month low of 0.1% in June

01 Aug 2013 Evaluate

Showing no sign of economic growth recovery, growth rate of eight core industries slowed down to four-month low of 0.1 percent in June, as against 7.9% in the same month of previous year mainly due to declining output of crude oil, coal, power and natural gas. The eight industries - crude oil, petroleum refinery products, natural gas, fertilisers, coal, electricity, cement and finished steel - have a weightage of 37.9% in the overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

On the positive side, Petroleum refinery production, representing 5.94% weight in IIP index grew by 2.3% in June, 2013 over June 2012. Cumulative growth of Petroleum refinery production during April-June, 2013-14 was at 4.6% over the index of corresponding period of previous year. Electricity generation having 10.32% weight in index registered a growth of 1.2% in June, 2013 over the same month of corresponding period. During April to June 2013-14 it recorded a growth of 2.8% over the index of corresponding period of previous year.

Fertilizer production with weightage of 1.25% in IIP index registered a growth of 11.3% in June, 2013 over June, 2012. The cumulative index of Fertilizer production during April to June 2013-14 grew at 2.5% on YoY basis.

Steel and Cement sectors having weightage of 6.68% and 2.41% respectively in IIP index, registered a growth of 3.4% and 2.3% respectively, in the month under review over June 2012. In cumulative terms, steel and cement production was 3.1 % and 3.3% during April to June 2013-14.

Crude oil, with weightage of 5.22% in index moderated by 0.6% in June, 2013 over June, 2012, while its cumulative index during April to June 2013-14 moderated by 1.4% over corresponding period of previous year. Further, coal production with weightage of 4.38% in index registered a growth of 3.0% in June, 2013 over the same period of corresponding period. However, on cumulative basis, growth during April-June, 2013-14 was negative at 1.1% compared to April- June 2012-13.

Natural Gas production having weightage 1.71% in IIP index declined by 16.7% in June 2013 as compared to the month in June, 2012. The cumulative index for Natural Gas production during April to June 2013-14 declined by 17.6% over corresponding period of previous year.

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