Slowdown in manufacturing sector and electricity generation pulled down India's industrial growth during June 2006 to 9.6 per cent, as against 12.2 per cent in the same month of last fiscal.
Growth in the mining sector also remained stagnant at just 4.8 per cent during the month, according to the data released by Central Statistical Organisation on Friday.
Manufacturing growth declined to 10.5 per cent as against 13.2 per cent in June 2005, while power generation rose by a mere 4.5 per cent from a strong 9.6 per cent in June 2005.
During April-June, however, manufacturing sector growth was at the same level of 11.2 per cent, helping arrest the slide in the overall Index of Industrial Production to 10.1 per cent as compared to 10.4 per cent in the corresponding period of 2005-06.
Electricity growth was lower at 5.1 per cent during the first quarter this fiscal compared to 7.7 per cent and mining production rose by only 3.5 per cent as against 4.3 per cent in the same period of last fiscal.
In terms of industries, as many as 13 out of the 17 industry groups have shown positive growth during June 2006, as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.
The sectoral group 'Other Manufacturing Industries' recorded the highest growth of 25.8 per cent, followed by 22.9 per cent in 'Transport Equipment and Parts' and 19.5 per cent in 'Basic Metal and Alloy Industries'.
However, 'Wood and Wood Product; Furniture and Fixtures' posted a negative growth of 25.5 per cent, followed by 7.7 per cent in 'Leather and Leather Products' and 2.1 per cent in 'Food Products'.
As per use-based classification, the 'Basic Goods' sector grew by 8.4 per cent in June compared to 8.6 per cent in the same month of 2005.
The 'Capital Goods' sector rose strongly at 23.7 per cent during the month against 13.5 per cent in the previous year, while 'Intermediate Goods' recorded a growth of 9.9 per cent in June from 4.2 per cent in same month of the previous fiscal.
However, there was a steep fall in the overall growth of 'Consumer Goods' in June to 5.9 per cent compared to 23.7 per cent in the same month of last year.
While growth in 'Consumer Durables' sector was up to 19.9 per cent from 12.8 per cent last year, the 'Consumer non-durables' sector grew by a mere 1.5 per cent as against 27.5 per cent in the same month of 2005.