India's infrastructure output growth hits 9-month high in June

The output recorded an annual 2.3 percent expansion in May.

New Delhi: India`s annual infrastructure sector growth hit a nine-month high of 7.3 percent in June, government data showed on Thursday, led by a surge in cement and electricity output.

The output recorded an annual 2.3 percent expansion in May.

The sector, which comprises coal, crude oil, oil refining, natural gas, steel, cement, electricity and fertilisers, accounts for 37.9 percent of India`s industrial output.

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