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Industry growths 7.2% in March

Manufacturing leads the way with 8.8% as IIP touches 8% in 2004-05

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Our Economy Bureau New Delhi

Growth rates (%)

Mar-04

Mar-05

2003-04

2004-05

Manufacturing

8.1

7.8

7.4

8.8

Mining

5.1

5.6

5.2

4.3

Electricity

10.6

3

5.1

5.2

Overall

8.1

7.2

7

8

Use-based classification

Basic goods

6.4

6.9

5.4

5.5

Capital goods

25.2

14.2

13.6

12.6

Consumer goods

6.3

7.5

7.1

11.3

 During March 2005, manufacturing grew at 7.8 per cent, down from 8.1 per cent in March 2003-04, while the electricity sector reported 3 per cent growth as against 10.6 per cent in March 2003-04. Mining reported 5.6 per cent growth, up from 5.1 per cent in the corresponding month in the previous fiscal.  The manufacturing sector

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First Published: May 13 2005 | 12:00 AM IST

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