ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL, WEEKLY 1975 and then rose by 20.4 per cent
It is not, of course, that this type or distortion of the industrial production structure made its appearance only during the Emergency. Thus output of 'perfumes and cosmetics' rose by 23.6 per cent in 1977 and further by 56.9 per cent in the first quarter of 1978; during the same period the production index for 'beverages' went up by 14.5 per cent and 23.5 per cent and that for 'airconditioners and refrigerators' by 20.4 per cent and 19.4 per cent, respectively. These increases, moreover, have been on a higher base.
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