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India's infrastructure output growth slows to 3.2% in July

Cement production grew 1.4% year-on-year in July, slower than a 10.3% rise a month ago

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Workers erect scaffolding to build a pillar at the site of the metro railway flyover under construction in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters

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India's annual infrastructure output growth slowed to 3.2% in July, mainly dragged down by a slowdown in production of electricity, cement and fertilizer, government data showed on Wednesday.

The output expanded 5.2% from a year earlier in June.

For the period between April and July, the output growth came in at 4.9%.

Cement production grew 1.4% year-on-year in July, slower than a 10.3% rise a month ago.

Production of electricity rose 1.6% from a year ago in July, compared with an 8.1% rise in the previous month.

Fertiliser output growth slowed to 2.5% from 9.8% in June.

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First Published: Aug 31 2016 | 5:38 PM IST

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