India’s double-digit industrial production growth slows down in May

India's monthly industrial production in May this year rose by 11.5 percent year on year. May was the eighth straight month in which a double-digit rise in industrial output was recorded and follows a revised 16.5 percent increase in April.
 
Among the various industrial sectors, in May metal products and parts, excluding machinery and equipment, showed a growth of 39.8 percent year on year.
 
Meanwhile, industrial production in India's basic metal and alloy industry in May improved by 9.4 percent as compared to May 2009.