Tamil Nadu ranks next only to Maharashtra in terms of contribution to manufacturing sector to NSDP. The index of industrial production in the state during 2005-06 registered a growth of 8.5 per cent and above 8.2 per cent during the previous year. The manufacturing group with highest weight in the index performed well during 2005-06 with a robust growth of 9.3 per cent.

The state also has the highest credit-deposit ratio in the country - which worked out to 109.05 per cent in 2005-06 as against 99.84 per cent in the previous year.

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