Production of eight infrastructure sectors stood at _____in December 2022 against 4.1 percent in the same month of the previous year on a better show by coal, fertiliser, steel, and electricity segments.

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Production of eight infrastructure sectors rose at a three-month high of 7.4 percent in December 2022 against 4.1 percent in the same month of the previous year on a better show by coal, fertiliser, steel, and electricity segments.The growth rate of eight infrastructure sectors -- coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity -stood at 8 percent in April-December this fiscal as against 12.6 percent during the same period last fiscal.   The production of coal rose by 11.5 percent, fertiliser by 7.3 percent, steel by 9.2 per cent, and electricity by 10 percent in December 2022 compared to a year ago.