Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
The data on the Index of Core Industries (ICE) released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, however, showed that July’s growth was still the second-fastest in seven months. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Economic activity in India’s core industrial sectors saw growth slow to 5.4% in July 2026 from 6% in June,…
Read More “Growth in core sectors slows to 5.4% in July 2026” »
The Index of Core Industries (ICI) has finally joined the country’s other economic metrics in becoming up-to-date and representative of the economy. The other metrics such as the national accounts, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) were updated earlier this year, although even those were after…
Read More “Core upgrade: On the Index of Core Industries” »
The current ICI includes eight sectors such as coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel, cement, electricity, and fertilizers. Now, iron ore has been added to the list. (File photo used for representational image only). The story so far: The Union Government has released an updated series of its Index of Core Industries (ICI),…
Read More “India’s Index of Core Industries gets an updated series: What has changed? | Explained” »
Within the index, the fastest growth was recorded by the new entrant — iron ore — which grew 43.9% in June 2026. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Growth in activity in India’s core industrial sectors accelerated to 5% in June 2026, the fastest in five months, as per the inaugural release of the…
The current ICI includes eight sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity. The new series will include nine sectors. File image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will on July 20 release an updated Index of Core Industries…
Read More “Index of Core Industries set to get an upgrade with revised base year and weights” »
Cement output growth eased from a sharp 13.5% uptick in November to 4% in December, but this was largely due to base effects from a year ago, with production volumes actually jumping 12.4% over the previous month. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Output in India’s eight core infrastructure sectors hit a seven-month high in December,…
Read More “Core sectors’ output hit a seven-month high in December” »
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Output in India’s eight core infrastructure sectors that constitute about 40% of overall industrial production, grew at a four-month high pace of 4.3% in November, led by a 13% surge in cement, marking the sharpest rise in the key construction input’s production in well…
Read More “Core sectors’ output grew at four-month high pace of 4.3% in November” »
Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Output in India’s eight core infrastructure sectors, that constitute a tad over 40% of industrial production, recovered to rise 3.1% in October, the best performance in three months in terms of growth as well as absolute output levels. The Index of Core Industries…
Read More “India’s core sector output up by 3.1% in October; the best performance in three months” »