Core Industry is the basic industry of an economy on which performance of other industries depends.
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In India, eight industries are identified as core industries. These eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). These are:
- Coal
- Crude Oil
- Natural Gas
- Refinery Products
- Fertilizers
- Steel
- Cement
- Electricity
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