The combined index of eight core industries stood at 143.1 in March 2021, which increased by 6.8 (provisional) per cent as compared to the index of March 2020. Its cumulative growth during April to March 2020-21 has been (-) 7.0 per cent, according to data released by the commerce and industry ministry
In February, eight core industries was at -3.8 per cent.
The final growth rate of the index of eight core industries for December 2020 is revised to 0.4 per cent from its provisional level (-) 1.3 per cent. The eight core industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
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