New Delhi: State-owned iron ore producer NMDC Limited on Monday said that its production increased by 19.9 percent to 5.31 million tonnes (MT) in May.

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The production was 4.43 MT in the year-ago period.

However, the company's sales during the last month dropped by 6.9 percent to 4.04 MT, from 4.34 MT in the year-ago period, according to provisional figures of NMDC.

In Chhattisgarh, the production increased to 3.99 MT from 3.06 MT. Sales in the state rose to 3.34 MT as compared to 3 MT recorded in the year-ago period.

In Karnataka, the production dropped to 1.32 MT, from 1.37 MT recorded in May last year.

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Sales in Karnataka also declined to 0.70 MT from 1.34 MT. On a cumulative basis, in April and May, production rose to 9.96 MT from 8.43 MT, while sales declined to 7.72 MT against 7.94 MT.

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