🚨Index of core Industries (ICI) – June 2026

👉Core Industries growth: 5.0% in June 2026, highest in the last 5 months.

👉Base Year revised: 2022–23 (April–March) (earlier 2011–12).

👉Core sectors increased from 8 to 9 with Iron Ore newly included.

👉Iron Ore weight: 4.9% in the revised ICI.

👉Iron Ore output: +43.9% YoY in June 2026

📌highest contributor to core sector growth.

👉Electricity has the highest weight (30.9%) in the revised ICI.

👉Electricity output: +9.8% in June 2026.

👉Cement output: +9.8%, highest growth in 5 months.

👉Coal output: +1.4% in June 2026 (vs −9.5% in May).

👉Contracting sectors (YoY): Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, and Fertilisers.

👉Crude Oil output: −4.2% YoY in June 2026.

👉Natural Gas output: −7.4% YoY in June 2026.


📍Index released by: DPIIT

Exam Trap: The revised ICI now covers 9 sectors and uses 2022–23 as the base year; Electricity carries the highest weight (30.9%), while Iron Ore is the newly added sector.

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