November excise collections fall 15%

Date : Dec-17-2008 09:35 The excise collection for the month of November dropped 15 per cent to Rs 8,556 crore from a month earlier, indicating a further slowdown in the economy. The customs collections for November saw a lower decline at Rs 8,931 crore, down 0.8 per cent from a month earlier. In whole, excise and customs collections for November were down 8.3 per cent from previous month.