Infrastructure output for the month of February
2006 increased to 5.6 per cent as compared to a growth
of 0.8 per cent for the same month of previous year. The
recovery in infrastructure growth was aided by significant
growth in sectors like cement, coal mining and electricity
generation.
Infrastructure growth for the month of January 2006 was
at 3.3 per cent.
For the period April 2005 - February 2006, infrastructure
growth is at 4.5 per cent as against 5.8 per cent for
the same period of previous year.
The infrastructure index tracks the performance of 6
key basic sectors having a combined weight of 26.7 per
cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
Cement was once again the best performing sector for
the month of February 2006, recording a growth rate of
16.3 per cent. The sector had recorded a growth rate of
15.4 per cent during January of this year.
Coal production also maintained the growth from the previous
2 months, registering a growth rate of 9.3 per cent -
higher than the 8.2 per cent reported for January. Electricity
output increased 9 per cent during the month as compared
to 5.8 per cent for the previous month.
Crude oil output and steel production declined during
the month of February. Both these sectors had recorded
lower output levels during January as well.
Sector-wise growth rates
Sector |
Feb2005 |
Feb
2006 |
Jan
2006 |
Apr
04 - Feb 05 |
Apr
05 - Feb 06 |
Crude
oil |
-4.9 |
-2.0 |
-4.7 |
1.8 |
-5.5 |
Petroleum
refining |
-3.5 |
6.2 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
Coal |
2.2 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
Electricity |
-0.8 |
9.0 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
Cement |
1.3 |
16.3 |
15.4 |
6.6 |
11.9 |
Finished
Steel |
6.0 |
-1.1 |
-3.8 |
7.5 |
5.3 |
Aggregate |
0.8 |
5.6 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
|