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CORE SECTOR DATA FOR DECEMBER 2003

28-01-2004

Commerce and Industry Ministry detailed the output of six infrastructure industries--coal, steel, cement, electricity, crude oil and petroleum refining--for December and April-December, the first seven months of 2003-04, are as follows (in million tonnes)

Core Sector Data -- December 2003   December 2003 November 2003 December 2002 Yr-on-yr change %           Coal 33.1 31.3 31.4 5.4 Steel 3.184 2.995 2.962 7.5 Crude Oil 2.895 2.784 2.807 3.1 Refinery 9.012 9.609 8.248 9.3 Cement 10.558 9.599 10.011 5.5 Electricity* 57.011 45.992 41.320 38 Overall Index** 5.9 5.2 4.4 --           Sector-wise Growth rate (%)   Apr-Dec 2003-04  Apr-Dec 2002-03            Coal 3.7 5.2 Steel 7.0 10.3 Crude Oil -0.1 3.6 Refinery 7.2 3.6 Cement 5.6 9.7 Electricity* 3.4 3.8 Overall Index** 6.0 4.5 * Electricity measured in billion kilowatts ** Indicates year-on-year percentage change