June Core Sector Growth Hits Seven-Month High

The growth in output compares with an upwardly revised 4.3 per cent year-on-year growth in May.

New Delhi: Annual infrastructure output grew 6.7 per cent in June from a year ago, government data showed on Tuesday, its fastest pace in seven months. The growth in output compares with an upwardly revised 4.3 per cent year-on-year growth in May. During April-June, the annual output growth was 5.2 per cent, data showed. Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors such as coal, crude oil and electricity, accounts for nearly 40 per cent of India’s industrial output.