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Monthly Manufacturing Statistics Malaysia January 2015
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Index Of Industrial Production, Malaysia December 2014 9 January 2015
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Index of Industrial Production, Malaysia November 2014 11 December 2014
INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, MALAYSIA SEPTEMBER 2014* 11 September 2014
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Overview
| PERFORMANCE IN JANUARY 2015 |
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| 1. SALES VALUE | ||
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The sales value of the Manufacturing sector in January 2015 rose 2.7% (RM1.5 billion) to record RM57.1 billion as compared to RM55.6 billion reported a year ago. Meanwhile, month-on-month basis, the sales value has increased by 1.5% (RM0.8 billion) compared with the preceding month. The sales value in December 2014 has been revised based on latest data available. |
On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month, the sales value in January 2015 increased by 5.3%. Year-on-year, the increase in sales value in January 2015 was contributed by 68 of 138 industries surveyed. Table A shows the five (5) main industries that recorded increase in sales value on yearly basis. |
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Table A : Sales value of manufacturing industries
(percentage change from corresponding month of preceding year) |
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| Sales Value | Increase | |||
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Industries
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January, 2014 |
January, 2015 |
RM (Million) | % |
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Manufacture of electrical capacitors and resistors |
2,236.3 |
3,189.3 |
953.0 |
42.6 |
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Manufacture of consumer electronics |
2,295.4 |
2,624.7 |
329.3 |
14.3 |
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Manufacture of plastics in primary forms |
1,283.0 |
1,600.4 |
317.4 |
24.7 |
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Manufacture of passenger cars |
2,103.0 |
2,405.9 |
302.9 |
14.4 |
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Production of aluminium from alumina |
530.5 |
683.3 |
152.8 |
28.8 |
| 2. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES | 3. SALARIES & WAGES | |
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Total employees engaged in the Manufacturing sector in January 2015 was 1,034,193 persons, an increase of 0.5% or 5,629 persons as compared to 1,028,564 persons in January 2014. Meanwhile, month-on-month basis, the number of employees increased by 0.3% compared with the preceding month. The total employees in December 2014 has been revised to record 1,031,226 persons. |
Year-on-year basis, salaries & wages paid in January 2015 has increased by 4.4% (RM125.0 million) as compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. Meanwhile, month-on-month basis, the total amount paid in January 2015, has decreased by 1.8% (RM55.7 million) to register RM2,985.0 million. Salaries & wages paid in December 2014 has been revised to record RM3,040.7 million. |
| 4. AVERAGE SALARIES & WAGES PER EMPLOYEE | 5. PRODUCTIVITY | |
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The average salaries & wages paid per employee increased by 3.8% in January 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014. Meanwhile, average salaries & wages per employee recorded a decrease of 2.1% in January 2015 to register RM2,886 compared to previous month. Average salaries & wages paid per employee in December 2014 has been revised to RM2,949. |
Productivity or average sales value per employee in January 2015 rose 2.1% as compared with the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, productivity in January 2015 has increased by 1.2% month-on-month to register RM55,255. Productivity in December 2014 has been revised to RM54,589. |
* Notes:
Data for January 2015 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the February 2015 publication.
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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
12 March 2015
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