Output of eight core industries' up 2.5 percent in April
It was 5.3 percent in March 2017.
" The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 118.6 in April, 2017, which is 2.5 % highercompared to the index of April, 2016. Its cumulative growth during April to March, 2016-17 was 4.8 %," read a government data released on Wednesday.
Coal production (weight: 10.33 %) declined by 3.8% in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 3.2% during April to March, 2016-17 over corresponding period of the previous year.
Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 %) declined by 0.6 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index declined by 2.5 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
The Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 %) increased by 2.0 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index declined by 1.0 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04%) increased by 0.2 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 4.9 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Fertilizer production (weight: 2.63 %) increased by 6.2 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 0.2 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Steel production (weight: 17.92 %) increased by 9.3 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 10.7 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Cement production (weight: 5.37%) declined by 3.7 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index declined by 1.2 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
Electricity generation (weight: 19.85%) increased by 4.7 % in April, 2017 over April, 2016. Its cumulative index increased by 5.9 % during April to March, 2016-17 over the corresponding period of previous year.
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