Core growth recovers to 6.6% in Dec

01 Feb 2011 Evaluate

India’s infrastructure output registered a recovery in December, raising expectations of a revival in industrial production growth. Output at the six core industries accelerated to 6.6% from a year earlier, faster than a revised growth of 3% in the previous month. The six industries include crude oil, petroleum refining, coal, electricity, cement and finished steel, and they have a combined weight of 26.7% in the index of industrial production (IIP).

The infrastructure sector growth is considered an advance indicator of the industrial activity. The IIP had slipped to an 18-month low of 2.7% in November, triggering concerns that growth may be moderating.

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