The domestic capital goods industry recorded a 13.6 per cent growth in production in the first four months (April to July) of 2005-06, compared with a 12.9 per cent rise seen in the same period of 2004-05.

Meanwhile, overall industrial production rose 9.3 per cent in the early months of 2005-06, improving from the 7.9 per cent growth seen in the like period of 2004-05.

Overall industrial production was propelled by the manufacturing sector that expanded by 10.4 per cent, over and above the 8.2 per cent increase seen in the April-July period of 2004-05. The other two sectors, mining & quarrying and electricity grew at a slower pace during the current year. While growth the mining & quarrying segment slipped to 3.1 per cent from 5.3 per cent in 2004-05, growth in power generation decelerated from 7.9 per cent in 2004-05 (April-July) to 5.3 per cent in the first four months of 2005-06.