Government of India Ministry of Finance Economic Survey 98-99

General Review

TABLE 1.5

Growth Rates of Core and Infrastructure Sectors

(Per cent p.a.)

Sectors

Weight(IIP)

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98P

1997-98P@

1998-99P@

Infrastructure Sectors (IIP)
1. Electricity generation

10.2

7.5

8.1

8.4

3.8

6.6

5.6

6.6

(a) Hydel  

0.7

17.5

-12.2

-5.5

8.6

2.6

13.8

(b) Thermal (incl. Nuclear)  

9.5

5.6

14.8

6.1

6.2

6.3

4.9

2. Coal production

3.2

3.3

3.2

6.4

5.7

3.6

4.9

0.0

3. Steel

5.1

6.2

8.3

8.9

1.6

0.6

-0.1

-2.6

4. Crude oil

4.2

0.3

19.3

9.1

-6.5

3.0

2.7

-.6

5. Refinery throughput

2.0

1.5

4.1

3.9

7.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

6. Cement

2.0

5.7

9.9

6.6

8.6

12.8

9.0

3.7

Overall

26.7

5.0

9.1

7.9

2.6

4.8

4.1

2.0

Other Infrastructure Sectors                
1. Railway revenue-earning goods traffic  

2.5

1.7

7.0

4.7

5.0

6.1

-2.5

2. Cargo handled at major ports  

7.6

10.0

9.1

5.6

10.6

12.4

0.0

3. Telecommunications :

New Telephone connections provided (DELs)

 

24.5

44.0

23.3

17.5

27.1

31.9

26.1

P : Provisional                @ April-December

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