India Jun infrastructure growth 3.4% vs 5.2% year ago

[K.Karthik Raja]

India Jun infrastructure growth 3.4% vs 5.2% year ago
Monday, Aug 12

India's key infrastructure industries grew 3.4% in June,
compared with 5.2% a year ago, the commerce and industry ministry said
today.
The output index of six key infrastructure industries had grown
3.5% in May.
The slowdown in growth in infrastructure industries in June was on
account of lacklustre performance of crude oil, and electricity
sectors, the data showed.
The six infrastructure industries--coal, steel, cement,
electricity, crude oil and petroleum refining--account for about 27%
of the total weight of the Index of Industrial Production.
The Central Statistical Organisation will detail industrial growth
in June at noon today.
The six infrastructure industries grew 3.5% during Apr-Jun, the
first
quarter of 2008-09, compared with 6.4% in the same period last year.
Crude oil output in June fell 4.7% on year, while electricity
generation grew 2.6% in June.
.
The ministry detailed core sector output in Jun and Apr-Jun as
follows (in mln tn unless mentioned otherwise):
.
Jun May Jun Yr-on-yr
2008 2008 2007 change(%)
.
Coal 34.22 36.17 32.22 6.2
Steel 4.256 4.389 4.076 4.4
Crude Oil 2.645 2.908 2.774 -4.7
Refinery 12.698 12.410 12.027 5.6
Cement 15.150 15.390 14.220 6.5
Electricity* 58.534 62.028 57.078 2.6
Overall index** 3.4 3.5 5.2 -
.
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Yr-on-yr
2008-09 2007-08 change(%)
.
Coal 105.51 97.33 8.4
Steel 12.777 12.226 4.5
Crude Oil 8.371 8.385 -0.2
Refinery 37.247 36.062 3.3
Cement 46.070 43.560 5.8
Electricity* 179.377 175.930 2.0
Overall index** 3.5 6.4 -
.
* Electricity measured in bln kilowatt hours
** Indicates year-on-year percentage change

K.Karthik Raja