Some industries in India are booming, while some are not witnessing impressive growth. Let's take a look at five industries that are posting growth and five that are not, based on Monster Employment Index data.

GROWING INDUSTRIES

Telecom/ISP
November, 2010: 79 per cent
November, 2011: 106 per cent
Year-on-year growth: 34 per cent

Home appliances
November, 2010: 112 per cent
November, 2011: 143 per cent
Year-on-year growth: 28 per cent

Import/export
November, 2010: 95 per cent
November, 2011: 118 per cent
Year-on-year growth: 24 per cent

IT - hardware, software
November, 2010: 110 per cent
November, 2011: 131 per cent
Year-on-year growth: 19 per cent

Travel and tourism
November, 2010: 124 per cent
November, 2011: 147 per cent
Year-on-year growth: 19 per cent

DECLINING INDUSTRIES

Logistic/courier/freight/transportation
November, 2010: 133 per cent
November, 2011: 127 per cent
Year-on-year growth: -5 per cent

Government/PSU/defence
November, 2010: 126 per cent
November, 2011: 117 per cent
Year-on-year growth: -7 per cent

Media and entertainment
November, 2010: 119 per cent
November, 2011: 108 per cent
Year-on-year growth: -9 per cent

Advertising, market research, public relations
November, 2010: 101 per cent
November, 2011: 89 per cent
Year-on-year growth: -12 per cent

Printing/packaging
November, 2010: 121 per cent
November, 2011: 98 per cent
Year-on-year growth: -19 per cent