Question : Capital Goods Industry

(a) the performance of the capital goods industry in terms of annual percentage increments in the production output of the sector during the last five years; and

(b) the share of exports of the sector and the manner in which it has changed during the said period?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
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(a): 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

(b): The data is being collated.

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