Core sectors grew at a five-month high of 5% in June 2026 as per new and improved index
Further, the updated index has an additional sector of iron ore added to it, taking the total number of sectors it covers to nine. The sectoral weights and methods of estimation have also been updated.“The Index of Core Industries grew by 5% in June 2026 (provisional estimate) on a year-on-year basis, compared with June 2025,” the Office of Economic Adviser in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said. “This marks an improvement over the growth rate of 3.2% recorded in May 2026 (final estimate).”The index last grew faster in January 2026 when it hit a growth of 5.2%, as per the new series.
- ▪Further, the updated index has an additional sector of iron ore added to it, taking the total number of sectors it covers to nine.
- ▪The sectoral weights and methods of estimation have also been updated.“The Index of Core Industries grew by 5% in June 2026 (provisional estimate) on a year-on-year basis, compared with June 2025,” the Office of Economic Adviser in the Depa
- ▪“This marks an improvement over the growth rate of 3.2% recorded in May 2026 (final estimate).”The index last grew faster in January 2026 when it hit a growth of 5.2%, as per the new series.
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Growth in activity in India’s core industrial sectors accelerated to 5% in June 2026, the fastest in five months, as per the inaugural release of the new and updated series of the c (ICI).The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Monday (July 20, 2026) released the new series of the ICI, with an updated base year of 2022-23 as compared to the earlier 2011-12. Further, the updated index has an additional sector of iron ore added to it, taking the total number of sectors it covers to nine. The sectoral weights and methods of estimation have also been updated.“The Index of Core Industries grew by 5% in June 2026 (provisional estimate) on a year-on-year basis, compared with June 2025,” the Office of Economic Adviser in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said.
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