The economy slowed down to register an 8.9 per cent growth during the second quarter of current financial year, down from 10.2 per cent in the comparable period of last year.
The sluggish performance of the manufacturing sector accounted for the slow down, according to the data released by the Government here today.
The agriculture sector showed an improved growth of 3.6 per cent compared to 2.9 per cent while mining and quarrying sector nearly doubled the growth to 7.7 per cent from 3.9 per cent.
The manufacturing sector, however, recorded a lower growth of 8.6 per cent compared to 12.7 per cent in the second quarter ending September last year.
There was no change in the growth pattern of construction, which has shown a growth of 11.1 per cent.
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