The high GDP growth of 8.5 per cent during 2003-04 came after a lower growth of just four per cent in 2002-03, according to the quick estimates of national income released by the Central Statistical Organisation.
During the last fiscal, manufacturing also registered a growth of 6.9 per cent over 6.5 per cent in 2002-03.
The estimates show that agriculture production fell in 2002-03 by 7 per cent.