Released by: Office of economic advisor; Ministry of Commerce and Industry-DPIIT
- The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
- The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 145.0 in March, 2019, which was 4.7 per cent higher as compared to the index of March, 2018.
- Its cumulative growth during April to March, 2018-19 was 4.3 percent.
