Overview

Malaysia’s Index of Industrial Production (IPI) grew moderately by 4.7% in December 2016
 

The Index of Industrial Production (IPI) grew moderately by 4.7% in December 2016 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The increase in December 2016 was driven by positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing (4.3%), Mining (5.8%) and Electricity (6.1%).

The Manufacturing sector output grew by 4.3% in December 2016 after recorded a significant growth of 6.5% in November 2016. The major sub-sectors which recorded an expansion in December 2016 were: Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber  and  Plastic  Products  (3.7%); Electrical and Electronics Products (5.3%) and Food, Beverages and Tobacco (8.8%).

The Mining sector output posted a higher growth of  5.8% in December 2016 after an increased of 4.7% in November 2016. This expansion was contributed by the increased in Natural Gas index  (12.7%) and Crude Oil index  (0.1%).

The Electricity sector output increased by 6.1% in December 2016 following an expansion of 9.7% in November 2016.

*Notes:

Data for December 2016 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the publication January 2017.

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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
10 FEBRUARY 2017

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