In May, industrial production grew by 4.3% compared to May 2004. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee. \n \nCompared to April, industrial production in May decreased by 4.3%. In January-May, industrial production grew by 6.2% compared to January-May 2004. \n \nRecall that in April, industrial production grew by 5.1% compared to April 2004 and decreased by 3.8% compared to March of this year. \n \nIn January-April, industrial production grew by 6.7% compared to January-April 2004. \n \nIn 2004, industrial production grew by 12.5% compared to 2003.