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CORE SECTOR DATA FOR OCTOBER 2003

20-11-2003

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

Core Sector Data -- October 2003   October 2003 September 2003 October 2002 Yr-on-yr change %           Coal 27.9 25.7 28.2 (-) 1.0 Steel 3.099 2.980 2.901 6.8 Crude Oil 2.886 2.710 2.811 2.7 Refinery 9.370 9.340 9.362 0.1 Cement 9.844 9.347 9.283 6.0 Electricity* 46.408 45.119 45.677 1.6 Overall Index** 3.0 5.9 6.7 --             Apr-Oct 2003-04 Apr-Oct 2002-03 Yr-on-yr change (%)           Coal 184.7 179.4 3.0 Steel 20.817 19.452 7.0 Crude Oil 19.182 19.349 (-) 0.9 Refinery 64.166 61.012 5.2 Cement 69.546 66.090 5.3 Electricity* 316.321 307.706 2.8 Overall Index** 3.9 6.5 -- * Electricity measured in billion kilowatts ** Indicates year-on-year percentage change