Infrastructure industries see sharp drop in Nov

Growth in core infrastructure industries declined sharply to 5.3 per cent in November 2007-08 from 9.6 per cent in the year-ago period.

Growth in core infrastructure industries declined sharply to 5.3 per cent in November 2007-08 from 9.6 per cent in the year-ago period.

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For the April-November period of the current fiscal, the growth for the key sectors, including steel, cement, power, crude petroleum and refinery products, dropped to six per cent from 8.9 per cent, according to official data released on Tuesday.