Manufacturing production increased 2.2% on the month in data adjusted for the number of working days and seasonal factors.
However, output in the mining sector fell 2.1% in May from a month earlier, while energy production was down 2.7%.
In annual terms, the adjusted industrial output rose 8% in May, boosted by increases in all sectors, the data showed.
Mining output advanced 16% on the year, while production in the manufacturing and energy industries was up 7.8% and 6.2%, respectively.
In unadjusted data, industrial production rose 8.4% on the month in May, and was up 7.1% compared with the year-ago month.