India, Oct. 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

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

89.8

99.5

94.7

111.6

100.7

140.6

122.4

135.1

96.1

120.4

Sep-26 (P)

101.3

96.1

92.0

109.2

96.7

139.5

120.9

128.3

108.3

118.3

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

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

-3.8

-4.9

-3.6

5.6

-12.4

3.5

11.7

13.1

5.5

5.9

Sep-26 (P)

10.7

-4.6

-1.4

10.3

-11.7

4.9

9.8

11.4

18.4

7.9

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-Sep 25

100.6

103.1

97.3

104.8

106.0

132.4

116.9

118.5

102.2

113.5

Apr-Sep 26

99.6

98.6

93.7

105.8

97.9

138.1

128.7

130.6

123.9

119.3

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

-0.4

-2.2

2.8

2.9

7.2

6.4

5.1

4.6

4.3

2025-26

-0.8

-3.5

-2.6

0.4

-0.1

11.6

8.5

1.1

8.0

3.0

Apr-Sep 25

-0.8

-2.9

-1.3

-0.2

-0.4

12.2

7.1

1.0

-2.8

2.5

Apr-Sep 26

-1.0

-4.4

-3.7

1.0

-7.6

4.3

10.1

10.2

21.2

5.1

Provisional Index of Core Industries for the month of September 2026 (Base Year 2022-23)

Key highlights of ICI for the month of September 2026

Chart 1: ICI and Growth Rate

(P)-Provisional

Chart 2: Sector-wise Index in August and September 2026

(P)-Provisional

Chart 3: Sector-wise Growth Rate in August and September 2026

(P)-Provisional

Chart 4: Sector-wise Contribution to overall Growth

(P)-Provisional

Annexure-I

Table 1: Index of Core Industries for last 13 months

Data for September 2026 is Provisional

Annexure-II

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

Data for September 2026 is Provisional

Annexure-III

Table 3: Annual and Cumulative Index of Core Industries

Data for April-September 2026 is Provisional

Annexure-IV

Table 4: YoY Growth Rate of Annual and Cumulative Index of Core Industries

Data for April-September 2026 is Provisional

Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.