October 07, 2008
Updates on finished steel production
Core infrastructure industries’ growth accelerated to 8.7% in February 2008, reviving hopes that industrial production would speed up and arrest an economic slowdown.
Growth in coal, power and cement, 3 of the 6 industries that make up the core infrastructure sector, aided the healthy growth in February 2008 as compared to 7.6% a year ago.
Details on finished steel production
| Month | 2005–'06 | 2006–'07 | 2007–'08 | Growth | Growth |
| April | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 12.4% | 4.1% |
| May | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 13.1% | 7.2% |
| June | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 12.6% | -0.1% |
| July | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 15.0% | 9.6% |
| August | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 9.5% | 8.5% |
| September | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 10.6% | 8.4% |
| October | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10.6% | 4% |
| November | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 9.3% | 3.7% |
| December | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 10.2% | 0.6% |
| January | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 8.5% | 1.2% |
| February | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 13.6% | 8.2% |
| March | 4.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 15% | |
| Apr-Feb | 40.1 | 44.6 | 46.9 | 11.3% | 5% |
Source: Ministry of Steel
