India's eight core industries fall 2.5% in October
First Published Nov 27, 2020, 6:24 PM IST
Government data released on Friday has revealed that the combined Index of Eight core industries stood at 124.2 in October -- decline of 2.5 per cent when compared year or year. The cumulative growth during April to October 2020-21 has been -13 percent.

Coal
Coal production (weight: 10.33%) increased by 11.6 per cent in October 2020 over October 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 3.6 per cent during April to October, 2020-21over corresponding period of the previous year.

Crude Oil
Crude Oil production (weight: 8.98%) declined by 6.2 per cent in October 2020 over October 2019. Its cumulative index declined by 6.1 per cent during April to October 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year.