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The Index of Six core-infrastructure industries having a combined weight of 26.7 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 1993-94 stood at 279.8 (provisional) in March 2008 and registered a growth of 9.6% (provisional) compared to a growth of 10.5% in March 2007. During April-March 2007-08, six core-infrastructure industries registered a growth of 5.6% (provisional) as against 9.2% during the corresponding period of the previous year.
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Coal production (weight of 3.2% in the IIP) registered a growth of 9.3% (provisional) in March 2008 compared to growth rate 10.6% in March 2007. Coal production grew by 6.0% (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to an increase of 5.9% during the same period of 2006-07.
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Electricity generation (weight of 10.17% in the IIP) registered a growth of 3.6% (provisional) in March 2008 compared to a growth rate 8.0% in March 2007. Electricity generation grew by 6.3% (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to 7.3% during the same period of 2006-07.
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Crude Oil production (weight of 4.17% in the IIP) registered a growth of -0.3% (provisional) in March 2008 compared to a growth rate of 3.2% in March 2007. The Crude Oil production registered a growth of 0.4% (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to 5.6% during the same period of 2006-07.
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Petroleum refinery production (weight of 2.00% in the IIP) registered a growth of 0.0% (provisional) in March 2008 compared to growth of 13.4% in March 2007. The Petroleum refinery production registered a growth of 6.5% (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to 12.9% during the same period of 2006-07.
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Finished (carbon) Steel production (weight of 5.13% in the IIP) registered a growth of 21.8% (provisional) in March 2008 compared to 16.6% (estimated) in March 2007. Finished (carbon) Steel production grew by 5.1% (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to an increase of 13.1% during the same period of 2006-07.
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Cement production (weight of 1.99% in the IIP) registered a growth of 9.3% (provisional) in March 2008 compared to 5.5% in March 2007. Cement Production grew by 8.1% (provisional) during April-March 2007-08 compared to an increase of 9.1% during the same period of 2006-07.
Source: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Production in Infrastructure Industries
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Full Yr. |
April-February |
% Change |
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April-February |
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| Industry/ Infrastructure |
Unit |
2007 |
2008 |
2006-07 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
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| Coal |
Mn
tonnes |
39.49 |
43.90 |
425.14 |
376.58 |
397.58 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
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| Electricity Generation |
In
Gwh |
57025.5 |
56870.7 |
662523 |
493348.8 |
643137.5 |
7.2 |
6.6 |
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| Crude petroleum |
000 tonnes |
2666 |
2728 |
33986 |
25486 |
31192 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
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| Petroleum Products |
000 tonnes |
11241 |
11889 |
136292 |
100405 |
132585 |
12.8 |
7.2 |
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| Finished steel |
000 tonnes |
4222 |
4567 |
49595 |
36070 |
46854 |
11.3 |
5.0 |
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| Cement |
000 tonnes |
13500 |
15170 |
161310 |
117810 |
156745 |
9.5 |
7.5 |
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| Overall growth rate |
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7.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
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8.7 |
5.6 |
Source: Ministry of Finance |
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