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CORE SECTOR DATA FOR NOVEMBER 2003

28-12-2003

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

Core Sector Data -- November 2003   November 2003 October 2003 November 2002 Yr-on-yr change %           Coal 31.3 27.9 29.6 6.0 Steel 2.995 3.099 2.918 2.7 Crude Oil 2.784 2.886 2.718 2.4 Refinery 9.609 9.375 8.009 20.0 Cement 9.599 9.844 9.238 3.9 Electricity* 45.992 46.408 44.098 4.3 Overall Index** 5.2 3.0 3.9 --             Apr-Nov 2003-04 Apr-Nov 2002-03 Yr-on-yr change (%)           Coal 216.0 208.9 3.4 Steel 23.994 22.371 7.0 Crude Oil 21.966 22.067 (-) 0.5 Refinery 73.781 69.021 6.9 Cement 79.145 75.328 5.1 Electricity* 362.747 351.804 3.1 Overall Index** 4.2 6.1 -- * Electricity measured in billion kilowatts ** Indicates year-on-year percentage change