Consequently, there was a decline in production growth.

The discrepancy was systematically much larger than that for production growth.

"We like the ones that are expanding production growth."

A measure of production growth fell for the second consecutive month, to its lowest level in more than six and a half years.

Investors in oil and gas companies like to see production growth.

The report shows that last month the rate of production growth fell for the third straight month to its lowest level since July 1986.

Between 2008 and 2009 Iran moved to 28th from 69th place in annual industrial production growth.

A. We like companies with three attributes: good production growth, strong management and attractive valuations.

Their earnings benefited from record oil prices as well as very high production growth.

The report said new orders increased at a stronger pace, setting the stage for continued strong production growth in May.