BackIndia’s August infrastructure output grows 2.6%: govt
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30 Sep 2015, 06:55 PM IST
Steel production, however, shrank an annual 5.9% last month, compared with a 5.6% growth in July
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New Delhi: India’s annual infrastructure output growth picked up in August to 2.6% from a year ago, mainly driven by higher cement and electricity generation, government data showed on Wednesday.
The output had grown 1.1% year-on-year in July.
Steel production, however, shrank an annual 5.9% last month, compared with a 5.6% growth in July.
The infrastructure sector accounts for nearly 38% of India’s industrial output. Reuters
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Published: 30 Sep 2015, 06:55 PM IST
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