Following is the provisional Customs & Central Excise Revenue collection for the month of November, 2008, Service Tax revenue collection for the month of October, 2008 along with the comparative data for the corresponding period of the previous year and growth rate over the previous year.

Customs & Excise Duties: 

November, 2008

 (In Rs. Crore)

HEAD	Revenue Realised in		November,  2008
	November,  2007		Revenue Realised		% Growth
	for the Month	upto the month	for the Month	upto the Month	for the Month	upto the Month
Customs	9005	66838	8931	75551	-0.8	13.0
Excise*	10065	75013	8556	73878	-15.0	-1.5
Total	19070	141851	17487	149429	-8.3	5.3

*Exclusive of cess not administered by Department of Revenue

Service Tax:  

October, 2008

(In Rs. Crore)

HEAD	Revenue realised in October,  2007		October,  2008
			Revenue Realised		% Growth
	For the Month	upto the Month	For the month	Up to the month	For the month	Upto the Month
Service Tax	3767	26971	4366	34958	15.9	29.6

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Indirect tax revenue collection shows mixed monthly performance with notable year to date growth in service tax. Provisional collections show month wise and year to date movements in indirect tax receipts: November 2008 Customs and Central Excise figures produced a month on month decline in combined receipts but a positive cumulative growth, with Central Excise data excluding cess not administered by the Department of Revenue. Service Tax provisional collections for October 2008 recorded both a significant monthly increase and strong year to date growth relative to the prior year.