India Jan Infrastructure Output +5.2% Vs +0.1% Yr Ago
Thursday, February 17 3:51 PM SGT
DJ India Apr-Jan Crude Oil Output -1.4% Vs -3.6% Yr Ago
DJ India Apr-Jan Pete Pdts Output +23.6% Vs +3.1% Yr Ago
Cement, Refinery Products Soar
NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--Combined production in India's six infrastructure industries rose 5.2% in January, compared with a rise of 0.1% reported in January 1999, the Ministry of Industry said Thursday.
During April-January, the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, production at the six industries rose 8.0% compared with a rise of 2.9% for the same period a year ago.
In December 1999, industrial production rose 5.2% compared with a rise of 4.3% in December 1998. India's industrial production was up 6.2% for the April-December period, the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, compared with a rise of 3.7% for the same period a year ago.
The six industries - electricity, coal, steel, petroleum refinery products, crude petroleum and cement - together account for 26.7% of India's industrial production index.
Crude oil production was down 1.4% in the first 10 months of the fiscal year compared with a fall of 3.0% for the same period a year ago.
Period: January April-Jan Vs Yr Ago
Electricity +2.1% +6.9% Vs +7.0%
Coal +4.5% +0.1% Vs -0.9%
Steel +8.6% +11.7% Vs +1.3%
Crude Petroleum -10.2% -1.4% Vs -3.6%
Petroleum Refinery Pdts +38% +23.6% Vs +3.1%
Cement +11% +15.3% Vs +4.8%
Total +5.2% +8.0% Vs +2.9%
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