India's July Infrastructure Output Rises 6.1%

India's infrastructure output in July rose 6.1 per cent year-on-year, government data showed on Friday, helped by steel and electricity output.

Infrastructure output, which accounts for 40 per cent of India's industrial production, measures activity in eight sectors, including refinery products and electricity.

Infrastructure output growth in June was revised to 5.1 per cent from 4 per cent.

Coal production grew 6.8 per cent in July, while electricity generation rose 7 per cent, compared to a 14.8 per cent and 8.6 per cent growth in June respectively.

Steel production grew 7.2 per cent, against a 6.7 per cent increase a month earlier. Cement production rose 5.5 per cent, compared with June's 1.9 per cent rise, and fertiliser production increased 5.3 per cent, compared with a rise of 2.4 per cent the previous month.

Output of refinery products rose 6.6 per cent compared with a decline of 1.5 per cent in June.

However, crude oil production fell 2.9 per cent compared with a fall of 2.6 per cent in June. Natural gas output fell 1.3 per cent, compared to a 3.3 per cent rise in June.