2.GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES IN THE NON SSI SECTOR

 

 

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is compiled on a monthly basis by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) for which the Ministry of Commerce and Industry provides data on 209 item groups which accounts for 52% of the total weight.

 

The overall growth rate of 209 industries using the IIP weights for the month of August 2007 was 10.6%. The growth rates of the important sub-groups of Industries have been as under:-

 

 

 

 

S.No

 

GROUP

 

WEIGHT

 

% GROWTH RATE

(August 2007)

 

 

1

Food Products

40.5

6.8

 

2

Beverage, Tobacco and Related Products

23.8

8.2

 

3

Wood and Wood Products

27.0

62.2

 

4

Paper and Paper Products

26.5

4.2

 

5

Leather & Leather Products

11.3

7.0

 

6.

Basic Chem.& Chemical Products

121.5

6.8

 

7

Rubber,Plastic,Petroleum  &Coal Products

32.2

25.5

 

8

Non-Metallic Mineral Products

44

11.9

 

9

Basic Metal & Alloy

15.2

8.2

 

10

Metal Products & Parts except machinery

26.1

-3.1

 

11

Machinery & Equpts other than transport equipments

92.4

10.1

12

Transport Equipments & Parts

34.3

11.1

13

Other manufacturing

24.9

22.7

 

All 209 item groups

519.6

10.6

 

 

The Growth rates of use-base economic sub-groups of these industries are:-

 

  

 

GROUP

 

WEIGHT

 

% GROWTH DURING

August 2007

 

Capital Goods

 

83.7

31.7

 

Basic Goods

 

77.3

7.3

 

Intermediate Goods

 

174.1

12.4

 

Consumer Durables

 

53.6

-6.2

 

Consumer Non-Durables

 

130.9

5.4

 

 

 

The estimated details of productions of the 209 item groups are given in statement number 2.1.