India, June 29 -- India's industrial production grew at a faster than expected pace in May driven by a significant increase in electricity production, preliminary data from the statistics ministry showed on Monday.
The industrial production index rose 5.1 percent year-on-year following a 4.9 percent increase in April. Economists had forecast a 4.7 percent gain.
The main driver of the growth in industrial production in May was a 9.9 percent jump in output in the electricity and gas supply sector. In April, the output of this sector grew just 4.6 percent.
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