Overview
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Seasonally Adjusted Index |
Original Index |
| Sector |
Index |
% Changes
Month-on-Month |
Index |
% Changes
Year-on-Year |
| IPI |
121.7 |
0.1 |
122.3 |
4.3 |
| Mining Index |
104.3 |
-3.7 |
100.3 |
4.0 |
| Manufacturing Index |
130.5 |
2.5 |
132.1 |
4.9 |
| Electricity Index |
116.6 |
-2.0 |
120.1 |
-2.3 |
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 4.3% in June 2015 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The expansion in June 2015 was supported by positive growth in Manufacturing (4.9%) and Mining (4.0%). However, the Electricity index decreased by 2.3%. The IPI in May 2015 remained unchanged by 4.5% year-on-year.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in June 2015 grew by 0.1% month-on-month due to the increase of Manufacturing index (2.5%). Meanwhile, the index for Mining and Electricity declined by 3.7% and 2.0% respectively.
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PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Year-on-year, Manufacturing sector output edged up to 4.9% in June 2015 after an increase of 3.2% registered in May 2015. The major sub-sectors showed an increase in June 2015 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (6.1%); Food, Beverages and Tobacco (11.2%) and Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (2.2%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output grew by 2.5% in June 2015.
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PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR
The Mining sector output increased by 4.0% in June 2015 compared to the same month in 2014. This expansion was mainly due to the increase of Crude Oil index (6.6%) and Natural Gas index (1.0%). As against May 2015, seasonally adjusted output for the Mining sector declined by 3.7%.
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PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR
The Electricity sector output fell 2.3% in June 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity sector output contracted by 2.0% in June 2015 as compared to the previous month.
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX FOR THE SECOND QUARTER 2015
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Malaysia's Industrial Production Index for the second quarter 2015 expanded by 4.3%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The increase was due to the rise in all three indices: Manufacturing (4.1%); Mining (5.7%) and Electricity (0.6%).
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% Changes |
| Sector |
Q1 2015 |
Q2 2015 |
Q2 2015/
Q2 2014 |
Q2 2015/
Q1 2015 |
| IPI |
118.1 |
120.8 |
4.3 |
2.3 |
| Mining Index |
107.3 |
103.4 |
5.7 |
-3.6 |
| Manufacturing Index |
123.0 |
128.4 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
| Electricity Index |
117.5 |
122.4 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
* Notes:
Data for June 2015 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the July 2015 publication.
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
10 AUGUST 2015
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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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