As per the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) survey, Indian industry growth in the period of July-September, 2013 remained dismal, despite the government introducing various measures to boost the economy’ s growth. CII, survey, based on the study of 91 industrial sectors in the domestic economy, revealed that sectors reporting contraction in the July to September quarter rose sharply to 38.46% from 15.5% in the year-ago period.
The recent CII survey highlighted that the number of sectors, which saw contraction in terms of revenue in the second quarter of 2013-14 rose to 35 from 16 a year ago. Sectors that saw contraction included utility vehicles, bus and truck tyres, newsprint, cellular services and natural gas. CII survey further said that the number of sectors that showed excellent growth, or growth in excess of 20%, rose marginally to 4.39% from 3.8% a year earlier. Moreover, the sectors showing high growth of 10-20% declined to 10.98% in the July-September quarter from 29.1% growth in the same period of previous fiscal. By adding further, CII said that sectors that witnessed excellent growth include hydroelectric power and television sets, while the high growth sectors included air-conditioners, two-wheelers, refrigerators, and washing machines. Sectors witnessing low growth up to 10% comprised cement, alcoholic beverages, nuclear power, railway equipment, and electric fans, among others, it added.
Indian industry body further said that industry growth is likely to remain under pressure in coming future as Indian economy is showing no signs of bottoming out in the near future. Therefore, there is a need for a concerted effort from policymakers to introduce a number of measures to boost investment in the industry. Meanwhile, Indian economic growth slowed down to four year low at 4.4 percent in Q1 FY14.
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