Industrial sector grows by 17.6 pc in April, FM wants more

New Delhi, June 11 (PTI) Even as industrial production
expanded at a whopping 17.6 per cent in April, India's Finance
Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said he was hungry for more.

"My appetite is infinite. I would have been happier, if
it was 20 per cent," Mukherjee told reporters after official
data Friday showed the industrial growth was at a 20-years
high.
The growth in the industrial sector was fuelled by
manufacturing that expanded by 19.4 per cent in April,
particularly in capital and consumer goods. Within,
manufacturing, capital goods expanded substantially by 72.8
per cent in April.
"Capital goods (growth) I think, we are having it for
quite some time", Mukherjee said. He added the services sector
was also expanding well and if monsoon stayed normal, then the
overall impact on economy would be positive. PTI MG
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