Manufacturing output rose 15.2% yearly in May and mining and quarrying output gained 17.9%.
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply output and water supply grew 12.1% and 11%, respectively.
On a monthly basis, industrial output rose 1.4% in May, after an 11.7% drop in the prior month.
Producer prices increased 24.7% annually in May, following a 24.1% rise in April, the statistical office said in a separate report.
On a month-on-month basis, producer prices rose 1.3% in May, after a 2.5% increase in the prior month.
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