NEW DELHI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Production in India's eight core industries registered an increase of 12.1 percent in August over the same month last year, official data showed on Friday.
The eight sectors were cement, coal, crude oil, electricity, fertilizers, natural gas, refinery products and steel.
The performance of the eight core industries assume much significance in India's overall industrial production, as they account for nearly 40.27 percent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production. ■
