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India’s December infrastructure output growth at 3-month low of 2.4%

Growth was mainly dragged down by a sharp slowdown in electricity, coal and cement production, data showed

The infrastructure sector, which comprises coal, crude oil, oil refining, natural gas, steel, cement, electricity and fertilizers, accounts for 37.9% of India’s industrial output. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintPremium
The infrastructure sector, which comprises coal, crude oil, oil refining, natural gas, steel, cement, electricity and fertilizers, accounts for 37.9% of India’s industrial output. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

New Delhi: India’s annual infrastructure output growth slowed to a three-month low of 2.4% in December, mainly dragged down by a sharp slowdown in electricity, coal and cement production, government data showed on Monday.

The output had expanded 6.7% year-on-year in November.

The infrastructure sector, which comprises coal, crude oil, oil refining, natural gas, steel, cement, electricity and fertilizers, accounts for 37.9% of India’s industrial output.

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Published: 02 Feb 2015, 05:27 PM IST
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