India, Sept. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Sector

Coal

Natural Gas

Crude Oil

Refinery Products

Fertilizers

Steel

Cement

Electricity

Iron Ore

Overall Index

Weight

5.596

3.841

7.43

22.572

2.731

17.584

4.41

30.932

4.905

100.00

Aug-25

93.3

104.6

98.2

105.7

114.9

135.9

109.6

119.4

91.1

113.7

Sep-25

91.5

100.7

93.3

99.0

109.5

133.0

110.1

115.2

91.5

109.6

Oct-25

104.1

103.9

96.6

108.9

117.5

131.7

115.4

104.4

115.7

111.0

Nov-25

124.6

102.1

93.9

105.1

114.9

131.3

119.0

97.9

134.6

110.0

Dec-25

136.5

103.2

96.5

113.1

116.3

141.4

141.2

110.6

146.5

120.0

Jan-26

141.5

102.5

96.2

112.5

115.2

148.1

143.3

114.5

146.7

122.5

Feb-26

133.9

91.9

86.7

101.2

103.3

134.7

137.6

107.1

137.3

112.7

Mar-26

152.9

101.2

95.7

113.1

76.5

149.2

151.1

119.5

160.6

124.9

Apr-26

99.8

98.0

93.4

100.6

82.5

134.3

129.5

122.9

137.1

115.3

May-26

105.0

99.6

95.8

100.3

101.2

137.5

132.5

131.2

148.5

120.1

Jun-26

107.6

97.0

92.5

101.5

102.3

136.8

138.4

132.3

148.7

120.7

Jul-26

93.8

101.3

94.0

111.6

104.0

139.6

128.7

133.6

104.8

120.8

Aug-26 (P)

89.8

99.5

94.7

108.4

100.7

140.5

123.3

133.3

96.1

119.2

Sector

Coal

Natural Gas

Crude Oil

Refinery Products

Fertilizers

Steel

Cement

Electricity

Iron Ore

Overall Index

Weight

5.596

3.841

7.43

22.572

2.731

17.584

4.41

30.932

4.905

100.00

Aug-25

10.8

-2.2

-0.7

3.4

4.5

15.3

5.4

4.2

7.9

6.2

Sep-25

-1.1

-3.7

-0.7

-3.2

1.7

14.3

5.1

3.1

0.8

3.1

Oct-25

-8.4

-5.2

-0.8

5.3

7.4

9.5

5.2

-7.0

8.7

0.8

Nov-25

2.2

-2.5

-2.6

-0.2

5.5

11.6

15.1

-1.5

19.3

3.5

Dec-25

3.7

-4.4

-5.1

-0.3

4.1

11.1

14.0

6.2

22.3

5.6

Jan-26

0.9

-4.9

-5.4

0.4

3.7

13.8

11.3

5.1

12.8

5.2

Feb-26

1.4

-5.0

-4.8

-0.4

3.5

9.9

9.1

2.3

8.5

3.2

Mar-26

-4.0

-3.7

-5.3

0.9

-24.6

9.6

4.7

0.8

33.3

2.9

Apr-26

-9.0

-4.2

-3.2

-0.2

-8.5

4.7

8.3

5.5

12.5

2.7

May-26

-9.5

-5.0

-4.2

-8.2

-1.0

5.1

8.4

11.2

19.0

3.2

Jun-26

1.4

-4.8

-4.2

-4.0

-3.3

5.6

9.9

11.4

44.5

6.0

Jul-26

7.6

-3.0

-5.3

3.0

-8.0

1.9

12.7

8.4

29.5

5.0

Aug-26 (P)

-3.8

-4.9

-3.6

2.6

-12.4

3.4

12.5

11.6

5.5

4.8

Sector

Coal

Natural Gas

Crude Oil

Refinery Products

Fertilizers

Steel

Cement

Electricity

Iron Ore

Overall Index

Weight

5.596

3.841

7.43

22.572

2.731

17.584

4.41

30.932

4.905

100.00

2023-24

111.7

106.1

100.6

103.6

103.7

113.6

108.9

107.1

107.3

107.2

2024-25

117.3

105.7

98.4

106.5

106.7

121.8

115.9

112.6

112.2

111.8

2025-26

116.4

102.0

95.8

106.9

106.6

135.9

125.8

113.8

121.2

115.2

Apr-Aug 25

102.5

103.6

98.1

105.9

105.2

132.3

118.3

119.2

104.3

114.3

Apr-Aug 26

99.2

99.1

94.1

104.5

98.1

137.7

130.5

130.7

127.0

119.2

Sector

Coal

Natural Gas

Crude Oil

Refinery Products

Fertilizers

Steel

Cement

Electricity

Iron Ore

Overall Index

Weight

5.596

3.841

7.43

22.572

2.731

17.584

4.41

30.932

4.905

100.00

2024-25

5.0

-0.3

-2.2

2.8

2.9

7.3

6.4

5.2

4.6

4.3

2025-26

-0.7

-3.6

-2.7

0.4

-0.1

11.6

8.5

1.0

8.0

3.0

Apr-Aug 25

-0.7

-2.7

-1.4

0.4

-0.9

11.8

7.6

0.7

-3.4

2.4

Apr-Aug 26

-3.2

-4.4

-4.1

-1.4

-6.7

4.1

10.3

9.6

21.8

4.3

Chart 1: ICI and growth rate

(P)-Provisional

Chart 2: Sector-wise index in July and August 2026

(P)-Provisional

Chart 3: Sector-wise growth rate in July and August 2026

(P)-Provisional

Chart 4: Sector-wise contribution to growth

(P)-Provisional

Annexure-I

Table 1: Index of Core Industries for last 13 months

Data for August 2026 is Provisional

Annexure-II

Table 2: YoY growth rate of ICI for last 13 months

Data for August 2026 is Provisional

Annexure-III

Table 3: Annual and Cumulative Index of Core Industries

Data for April-August 2026 is Provisional

Annexure-IV

Table 3: YoY growth rate of Annual and Cumulative Index of Core Industries

Data for April-August 2026 is Provisional

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