Manufacturing

Overview

HIGHLIGHTS

 

  Seasonally Adjusted Index Original Index

Sector

Index

% Changes 
Month-on-Month

Index

% Changes
Year-on-Year

IPI

119.6

-0.1

110.6

5.2

Mining index

104.2

-0.3

100.0

9.2

Manufacturing Index

126.6

-0.3

115.5

4.0

Electricity Index

119.0

-2.6

107.6

1.9

 

PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
 
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew by 5.2% in February 2015 compared to the same month in the previous year. The increase in February was due to the positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing  (4.0%), Mining (9.2%) and Electricity (1.9%). The IPI in January 2015  remained unchanged at 7.0% year-on-year.

In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in February 2015 decreased by 0.1% month-on-month following a decline in the indices: Manufacturing (0.3%), Mining (0.3%) and Electricity (2.6%).

   
PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR 
 
Year-on-year, Manufacturing output increased by 4.0% in February 2015 after a strong growth of 6.6% in January 2015. The sub-sectors which shown an increase in February 2015 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (8.4%); Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (4.1%); and Transport Equipment and Other Manufactures Products (8.7%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output declined by 0.3% in February 2015.

PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR

The Mining sector output registered a positive growth of 9.2% in February 2015 compared to the same month in 2014. This strong growth was contributed by the increase of Crude Oil index by 19.7%. The Natural Gas index, however, declined by 1.6%. As against January 2015, seasonally adjusted output for the Mining sector decreased by 0.3%.   

   

PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR

The Electricity sector output grew by 1.9% in February 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity sector output contracted by 2.6% in February 2015 compared to the previous month.

 

 
PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 2015

Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index for the period of January to February 2015 expanded 6.1% as compared to the same period in the previous year. The expansion was contributed by the increase of all indices: Manufacturing (5.3%), Mining (8.8%) and Electricity (4.1%).

       

Sector

Jan. – Feb. 2015

Jan. – Feb. 2014

% Changes Year-on-Year

IPI

115.1

108.4

6.1

Mining Index

105.2

96.8

8.8

Manufacturing Index

119.5

113.5

5.3

Electricity Index

113.2

108.7

4.1

 
* Notes
  1. Data for February 2015 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the March 2015 publication.

 


THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
10 April 2015


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