The eight key infrastructure industries grew 3.7 per cent in August,the highest in the seven months,with the coal,fertiliser,electricity and cement posting better growth during the month as against 6.1 per cent during the same period last year,data from the commerce ministry showed. The growth was led by the coal and cement sector during the month. Coal showed a year-on-year growth of 11.8 per cent. The index comprising coal,cement,fertiliser,electricity,steel,natural gas,refinery products and crude oil,inched up just 2.3 per cent for the April-August period as against 6.3 per cent during the same period a year ago. Electricity generation grew 6.7 per cent during the month while fertiliser grew 1.7 per cent. The eight industries have a weightage of around 38 per cent in the Index of Industrial Production.
