Infrastructure Sector Registers 8.7Pc Growth In May

New Delhi: Due to high growth rate in petroleum refinery product output and higher production of finished carbon steel, the index for infrastructure industries reported a growth of 8.7 per cent in May this year compared with 7.2 per cent in May 2006. During the first two months of the current fiscal (April-May), the overall growth rate of refinery products is estimated at 15 per cent (12.6 per cent). Production of finished carbon steel went up by 11.8 per cent in May (10.7 per cent), though for the April-May 2007 period the growth rate slowed down marginally to 10.1 per cent (10.4 per cent). Electricity generation increased by 9.3 per cent (5.1 per cent) in May this year.