Core industries' output grows by 1.7% in November

01 Jan 2014 Evaluate

The output of eight core industries grew by 1.7% at 153.5 in the month of November, boosted by good showing from electricity, cement and Steel sector in percentage terms. The growth in reported month was lower than the 5.8% growth recorded in same month last year. However, a lower-than-expected core industries' print could imply muted growth for industrial production as 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).

Among core sectors, Electricity generation having 10.32% weight in index registered good growth of 5.9% in November, 2013 over the same month of corresponding period. During April to November 2013-14, it recorded a growth of 5% over the corresponding period of previous year.

Additionally, Steel and Cement sectors having weightage of 6.68% and 2.41% respectively in the index, registered a growth of 3.9% and 4.2% respectively, in the month under review over November 2012. While, cumulative growth of steel sector during April to November, 2013-14 was 4.3% over the corresponding period of previous year, cement production’s cumulative growth during April to November, 2013-14 was 4.0% over the corresponding period of previous year. Further, coal production with weightage of 4.38% in index grew by 2.3% in November, 2013 over the same period of corresponding period and on cumulative basis, growth during April-November, 2013-14 was increased by 1.5% compared to April- November 2012-13

Meanwhile, crude oil, with weightage of 5.22% in index, grew by 1.1% in November, 2013 and its cumulative index during April to November 2013-14 moderated by 0.9% over corresponding period of previous year. Fertilizer production with weightage of 1.25% in index registered a marginal growth of 0.6% in November over the same month a year ago, nevertheless, the cumulative index of Fertilizer production during April to November 2013-14 grew at 2.5% on YoY basis.

On the flip side, only Natural Gas production having weightage 1.71% in the index, declined sharply by 11.3% in November 2013 as compared to same month previous year. Its cumulative index during April to November, 2013-14 too declined by 15.6 % over the corresponding period of previous year. Moreover, Petroleum refinery production, representing 5.94% weight in the eight core industries index moderated to -5% in November, 2013 on Y-o-Y basis. However, cumulative growth of Petroleum refinery production during April-November, 2013-14 was at 2.6% over the index of corresponding period of previous year.

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