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Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) contracted 2.2 per cent in November 2020

 

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) contracted 2.2 per cent in November 2020 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The deterioration of IPI in November 2020 was due to the fall in Mining and Electricity index when it recorded a decline of 15.4 per cent and 2.5 per cent respectively. Meanwhile the Manufacturing index continues to grow 2.0 per cent.

 

The Manufacturing sector output based on year-on-year comparison grew by 2.0 per cent in November 2020 after recording a growth of 2.4 per cent in October 2020. The major sub-sectors contributing to the growth in Manufacturing sector in November 2020 were Electrical & Electronics Products (8.3%), Transport Equipment & Other Manufactures (6.5%) and Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber &  Plastic Products (2.0%).  

 

The Mining sector output dropped 15.4 per cent in November 2020 as compared to the same period of the previous year. The decrease was influenced by Crude Oil & Condensate index (-15.8%) and Natural Gas index (-15.1%).

 

The Electricity sector output decreased 2.5 per cent in November 2020 as compared to the same month of the previous year.

 

The full publication of the Industrial Production Index, November 2020 can be downloaded through eStatistik portal.

*Notes:

Data for November 2020 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the December 2020 publication.

 

Released By:

DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
 DrUzir_Mahidin    Dr_Uzir

11 January 2021

 

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