India's Core Industries Recorded 2% Growth In July

New Delhi: The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 2.0 per cent (provisional) in July 2025, as compared to the Index in July 2024, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a statement. The production of Steel, Cement, Fertiliser and Electricity recorded positive growth in July 2025.

The ICI measures the combined and individual performance of production of eight core industries viz. Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilisers, Steel, Cement and Electricity. The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).

The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries is given below: Coal - Coal production (weight: 10.33 per cent) declined by 12.3 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 3.1 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Crude Oil - Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98 per cent) declined by 1.3 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 1.7 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year. Natural Gas - Natural Gas production (weight: 6.88 per cent) declined by 3.2 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 2.6 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Petroleum Refinery Products - Petroleum Refinery production (weight: 28.04 per cent) declined by 1.0 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 0.3 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Fertilisers - Fertiliser production (weight: 2.63 per cent) increased by 2.0 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 2.2 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year. Steel - Steel production (weight: 17.92 per cent) increased by 12.8 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index increased by 8.5 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year.

Cement - Cement production (weight: 5.37 per cent) increased by 11.7 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index increased by 8.9 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year. Electricity - Electricity generation (weight: 19.85 per cent) increased by 0.5 per cent in July 2025 over July 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 1.0 per cent during April to July, 2025-26, over the corresponding period of the previous year. Release of the index for August 2025 will be on September 22, 2025.

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