Overview
| HIGHLIGHTS |
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Seasonally Adjusted Index |
Original Index |
| Sector |
Index |
% Changes
Month-on-Month |
Index |
% Changes
Year-on-Year |
| IPI |
119.7 |
-1.0 |
119.5 |
7.0 |
| Mining index |
104.5 |
-0.4 |
110.5 |
8.3 |
| Manufacturing Index |
126.9 |
-1.2 |
123.5 |
6.5 |
| Electricity Index |
122.2 |
2.3 |
118.8 |
6.3 |
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 7.0% in January 2015 compared with the same month in the previous year. The increase in January 2015 was due to the positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing (6.5%), Mining (8.3%) and Electricity (6.3%). The IPI in December 2014 remained unchanged by 7.4% year-on-year.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in January 2015 decreased by 1.0% month-on-month due to the decreased in indices: Manufacturing (1.2%) and Mining (0.4%). Meanwhile, Electricity index recorded an increase of 2.3%.
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PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR
On a yearly basis, Manufacturing output continue to grew by 6.5% in January 2015 after an increase of 7.9% in December 2014. The sub-sectors which contributed to the increase in January 2015 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (10.3%); Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (5.3%); and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (11.6%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output showed a decrease by 1.2% in January 2015.
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PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR
Output of the Mining sector increased by 8.3% in January 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014. The strong growth was due to the increase in Crude Oil index of 16.7%. Meanwhile, Natural Gas index decreased by 0.6%. As against December 2014, the seasonally adjusted output for the Mining sector decreased by 0.4%.
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PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR
The Electricity output recorded an increase of 6.3% in January 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity output increased by 2.3% in January 2015 as compared to the previous month.
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* 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.
Released by:
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
12 MARCH 2015
Contact person:
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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