New Delhi : Infrastructure sector grew at 3.2 per cent in July mainly because of improvement in performance of energy sector, especially refinery output. However, the growth rate of the eight infrastructure sectors — coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity — was slower than the 5.2 per cent recorded in June.
The core sectors, which contribute 38 per cent to the country’s total industrial production, had expanded by 1.3 per cent in July last year.
