Overview
| HIGHLIGHTS |
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Seasonally Adjusted Index |
Original Index |
| Sector |
Index |
% Changes
Month on Month |
Index |
% Changes
Year on Year |
| IPI |
120.5 |
-0.9 |
119.7 |
3.0 |
| Mining Index |
95.8 |
-10.2 |
95.5 |
-3.4 |
| Manufacturing Index |
129.9 |
1.9 |
128.7 |
4.3 |
| Electricity Index |
140.6 |
19.8 |
140.2 |
15.9 |
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew by 3.0% in August 2015 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The rise in August 2015 was supported by positive growth in Manufacturing index (4.3%) and Electricity index (15.9%). However, the Mining index recorded a decreased by 3.4%. The IPI in July 2015 remained unchanged at 6.1% year-on-year.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in August 2015 declined by 0.9% month-on-month as the Mining index decreased by 10.2%. Meanwhile, the index for Manufacturing and Electricity increased by 1.9% and 19.8% respectively.
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PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Year-on-year, Manufacturing sector output grew by 4.3% in August 2015 after an increase of 4.2% in July 2015. The major sub-sectors which recorded an expansion in August 2015 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (11.7%); Food, Beverages and Tobacco (4.7%) and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (3.7%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output grew by 1.9% in August 2015.
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PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR
The Mining sector output decreased 3.4% in August 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014 due to the declined in Natural Gas index (11.8%), whilst, the Crude Oil index grew by 4.4%. On a seasonally adjusted terms, output for the Mining sector fell by 10.2% as compared to July 2015.
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PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR
The Electricity sector output registered a strong growth of 15.9% in August 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity sector output grew 19.8% as compared to the previous month.
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO AUGUST 2015
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Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index for the period of January to August 2015 increased by 5.1% as compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase was supported by the expansion in all three indices : Manufacturing (4.7%); Mining (6.8%) and Electricity (3.5%).
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| Sector |
Jan. - Aug. 2014 |
Jan. - Aug. 2015 |
% Changes
Year-on-Year |
| IPI |
113.8 |
119.7 |
5.1 |
| Mining Index |
97.0 |
103.6 |
6.8 |
| Manufacturing Index |
120.8 |
126.5 |
4.7 |
| Electricity Index |
118.5 |
122.7 |
3.5 |
* Notes:
Data for August 2015 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the September 2015 publication.
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
12 OCTOBER 2015
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Norrita binti Amran
Public Relation Officer
Corporate and User Services Division
Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Tel : +603-8885 7942
Fax : +603-8888 9248
Email : norrita.amran@stats.gov.my
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