India’s Feb infrastructure output up 4.5% y-o-y

1 min read 31 Mar 2014, 07:43 PM IST

Reuters

Rise in infrastructure sector output was mainly driven by higher electricity, oil refining and steel production

In the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, the infrastructure output grew an annual 2.6%. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

New Delhi: India’s infrastructure sector output rose 4.5% year-on-year in February, mainly driven by higher electricity, oil refining and steel production, government data showed on Monday.

The sector grew 1.6% year-on-year in January.

In the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, the output grew an annual 2.6%, the data showed.

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

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Published: 31 Mar 2014, 07:43 PM IST

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