The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is an index for India which details out the growth of various sectors in an economy such as mining, electricity and manufacturing. The all India IIP is a composite indicator that measures the short-term changes in the volume of production of a basket of industrial products during a given period with respect to that in a chosen base period. It is compiled and published monthly by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) six weeks after the reference month ends.

Weight of Eight Core Sectors

Sl. No.

Sectors

Weight in IIP

1

Coal

4.379

2

Crude Oil

5.216

3

Natural Gas

1.708

4

Refinery Products

5.939

5

Fertilizers

1.254

6

Steel

6.684

7

Cement

2.406

8

Electricity

10.316

Overall Eight Core Sector Weight

37.903

Weight of Different Demand Based Sectors in Indian IIP

Sl No.

Sectors

Weight in IIP

1

Basic Goods

35.57

2

Capital Goods

9.26

3

Intermediate Goods

26.51

4

Consumer Goods

28.66

a) Durables

5.37

b) Non-Durables

23.3