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Seasonally Adjusted Index | Original Index | ||||
Sector | Index | % Changes Month-on-Month |
Index | % Changes Year-on-Year |
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IPI | 121.7 | 2.0 | 123.8 | 7.4 | |
Mining index | 104.7 | -0.9 | 109.5 | 6.9 | |
Manufacturing Index | 129.1 | 3.6 | 130.5 | 7.8 | |
Electricity Index | 119.7 | 0.1 | 117.8 | 3.0 |
PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX The Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew by 7.4% in December 2014 compared with the same month in the previous year. The increase in December 2014 was due to the positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing (7.8%), Mining (6.9%) and Electricity (3.0%). The IPI in November 2014 has been revised to 4.8% year-on-year. In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in December 2014 increased by 2.0% month-on-month due to the increased in indices: Manufacturing (3.6%) and Electricity (0.1%). Meanwhile, Mining index recorded a decrease of 0.9%.
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PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR On a yearly basis, Manufacturing output recorded strong growth by 7.8% in December 2014 after an increase of 3.9% in November 2014. The sub-sectors which contributed to the increase in December 2014 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (18.3%); Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (5.2%); and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (4.1%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output showed an increase by 3.6% in December 2014. |
PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR Output of the Mining sector increased by 6.9% in December 2014 as compared to the same month in 2013. The strong growth was due to the increase in Crude Oil index (12.0%) and Natural Gas index (1.4%). As against November 2014, the seasonally adjusted output for the Mining sector decreased by 0.9%. |
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PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR The Electricity output recorded an increase of 3.0% in December 2014 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity output increased by 0.1% in December 2014 as compared to the previous month. |
PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER 2014
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For the fourth quarter Malaysia's Industrial Production Index expanded 5.8% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The increase was due to the rise in all indices: Manufacturing (4.9%), Mining (8.6%) and Electricity (3.2%). | ||||
% Changes | ||||
Sector | Q3 2014 | Q4 2014 | Q4 2014/ Q4 2013 |
Q4 2014/ Q3 2014 |
IPI | 115.8 | 121.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
Mining Index | 94.9 | 107.1 | 8.6 | 12.8 |
Manufacturing Index | 124.5 | 127.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
Electricity Index | 120.7 | 118.1 | 3.2 | -2.1 |
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