The annual growth rate of Capital Goods Industry as measured in the Index of Industrial Production for the last five years is indicated as under:
| Year | Growth in Production output (Capital Goods) (%)
|
| 2014-15 | -1.1 |
| 2015-16 | 3.0 |
| 2016-17 | 3.2 |
| 2017-18 | 4.0 |
| 2018-19 | 2.7 |
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
This information was given by the Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Prakash Javadekar, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
