These eight core industries comprise 40.27% of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 125.8 in February, 2019, which was 2.1% higher as compared to the index of February, 2018. Its cumulative growth during April to February, 2018-19 was 4.3%.
CoalCoal production (weight: 10.33%) increased by 7.3% in February, 2019 over February, 2018. Its cumulative index increased by 7.1% cent during April to February, 20