India's industrial output up 5.9% y/y in May

FILE PHOTO: Employees assemble an electric transformer inside a manufacturing unit of Electrotherm (India) Private Limited at Sanand GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation), on the outskirts of Ahmedabad·Reuters
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's industrial output rose 5.9% year-on-year in May, government data showed on Friday.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected growth of 4.9%.

(Reporting by Nikunj Ohri; Editing by Sohini Goswami)