A growth of 4 per cent has been registered
in the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) in January 2026 on an
annual basis
¨
A growth of 4 per cent
has been registered in the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) in January
2026 on an annual basis.
¨
This is a decline from a
revised 4.7% in December 2025 and 5.1% in January 2025.
¨ As per the data released
by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, the decline was mainly due to weaker
performance in energy-related sectors.
¨
On the other hand, steel,
cement and electricity continued to register positive growth.
¨
Cement production
increased by 10.7 per cent during the month.
¨
Steel production
increased by 9.9 per cent and electricity generation recorded a growth of 3.8
per cent.
¨
Fertiliser production
grew by 3.7 per cent. Coal production increased by 3.1 per cent.
¨
Crude oil production
declined by 5.8 per cent. Natural gas output fell by 5 per cent.
¨
Petroleum refinery
products showed no growth compared to January 2025.
¨ The cumulative growth of the core industries from April to January stood at 2.8 per cent on a provisional basis.
¨ These eight core sectors account for over 40 per cent of the weight in the Index of Industrial Production.
