Overview
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Seasonally Adjusted Index |
Original Index |
| Sector |
Index |
% Changes
Month-on-Month |
Index |
% Changes
Year-on-Year |
| IPI |
120.1 |
0.6 |
124.0 |
6.9 |
| Mining index |
105.5 |
1.2 |
110.5 |
9.2 |
| Manufacturing Index |
128.1 |
1.2 |
129.8 |
6.3 |
| Electricity Index |
121.8 |
2.3 |
126.2 |
3.8 |
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) went up by 6.9% in March 2015 as compared to the same month in the previous year. The increase in March 2015 was due to the positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing (6.3%), Mining (9.2%) and Electricity (3.8%). The IPI in February 2015 remained unchanged by 5.2% year-on-year.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in March 2015 increase by 0.6% month-on-month following an increase in the indices: Manufacturing (1.2%), Mining (1.2%) and Electricity (2.3%).
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PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Year-on-year, Manufacturing output rose by 6.3% in March 2015 after increasing of 4.0% in February 2015. The major sub-sectors which increased in March 2015 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (13.0%); Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (4.5%) and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (5.6%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output increased by 1.2% in March 2015.
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PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR
The Mining sector output registered a strong growth of 9.2% in March 2015 compared to the same month in 2014. This growth was contributed by the increase of Crude Oil index by 20.3%. The Natural Gas index, however, declined by 2.4%. As against February 2015, seasonally adjusted output for the Mining sector increased by 1.2%.
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PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR
The Electricity sector output expanded by 3.8% in March 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity sector output increased by 2.3% in March 2015 as compared to the previous month.
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2015
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For the first quarter 2015, Malaysia's Industrial Production Index expanded by 6.4% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The increase was due to the rise in all three indices: Manufacturing (5.6%); Mining (8.9%);and Electricity (4.0%).
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% Changes |
| Sector |
Q4 2014 |
Q1 2015 |
Q1 2015/
Q1 2014 |
Q1 2015/
Q4 2014 |
| IPI |
121.3 |
118.1 |
6.4 |
-2.6 |
| Mining Index |
107.1 |
107.0 |
8.9 |
-0.1 |
| Manufacturing Index |
127.8 |
123.0 |
5.6 |
-3.8 |
| Electricity Index |
118.1 |
117.5 |
4.0 |
-0.5 |
* Notes:
Data for March 2015 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the April 2015 publication.
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
11 MAY 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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