Haryana's industrial production grows at 6%

GURGAON: Industrial production in Haryana in 2011-12 recorded a growth of 6% over 2010-11, a government spokesman said here on Tuesday. He said that the growth was higher compared to the national average of only 2.8%.
The economic and statistical analysis department spokesman said that the index of industrial production for registered manufacturing and electricity sectors in 2011-12 stood at 165.9 and 230.4 respectively, with the corresponding growth rate of 3.9% and 27.3% as compared to 2010-11.
The department spokesman said that as per use-based classification, the growth rate during the year 2011-12 over 2010-11 was 18.7% in basic goods, 3.4% in capital goods and 9.2% in intermediate goods.
"The consumer durable goods had recorded growth of 9.8% whereas the consumer non-durable goods had recorded negative growth of 1.6% with an overall growth of 3.6% in consumer goods," he added.