INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
to 1.8 per cent in January due to fall in output of crude oil, refinery products and electricity, official data showed Thursday
Eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -- had expanded
by 6.2 per cent in January 2018
Production of crude oil, refinery products and electricity contracted by 4.3 per cent, 2.6 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively, in
Sluggish infrastructure sector growth would also have impact on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) as these segments account for about
sectors recorded a growth rate of 4.5 per cent against 4.1 per cent in the same period of the previous fiscal.
