The combined index of eight core industries increased by 4.6 per cent in January 2025. Production of cement, refinery products, coal, steel, fertilisers, and electricity recorded a positive growth in January this year. But the output of both crude oil and natural gas fell during the month. The cumulative growth rate of ICI from April to January 2024-25 works out to 4.4 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year, according to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on Friday. The eightcore industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) The figures were released on Friday by the commerce and industry ministry, which is the nodal ministry for the industrial sector in India. The data was released in response to a request from the media for a comment from the commerce ministry on the growth of the ICI in January 25, 2025. The ICI was released on February 28, 2025, at 10:30am.
