India's infrastructure output grows 0.4 percent in June - govt

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Jul 31 2017 | 5:28 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual infrastructure output nudged up 0.4 percent in June, crimped by a contraction in production of coal, cement and refinery products, government data showed on Monday.

The output grew a revised 4.1 percent year-on-year in May. During the April-June period, it grew 2.4 percent from a year ago, data showed.

Coal output contracted 6.7 percent, while cement production contracted 5.8 percent on year last month.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by Malini Menon)

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