The Index of Six core-infrastructure industries having a combined weight of 26.7 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 1993-94 stood at 279.8 (provisional) in March 2008 and registered a growth of 9.6% (provisional) compared to a growth of 10.5 % in March 2007. During April-March 2007-08, six core-infrastructure industries registered a growth of 5.6% (provisional) as against 9.2% during the corresponding period of the previous year.

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Core infrastructure growth slowed, with the combined industrial index showing reduced year on year and annual period expansion. Announcement of growth performance for the six core infrastructure industries comprising 26.7% of the IIP (base 1993-94): the combined index was 279.8 (provisional) in March 2008 with year on year growth of 9.6% (versus 10.5% in the prior March); for April-March 2007-08 provisional growth was 5.6% against 9.2% in the corresponding prior period.