Overview
| HIGHLIGHTS |
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Seasonally Adjusted Index |
Original Index |
| Sector |
Index |
% Changes
Month on Month |
Index |
% Changes
Year on Year |
| IPI |
121.7 |
1.5 |
122.4 |
4.5 |
| Mining Index |
108.4 |
4.0 |
108.6 |
9.0 |
| Manufacturing Index |
127.3 |
0.4 |
128.3 |
3.2 |
| Electricity Index |
119.0 |
-1.3 |
124.4 |
1.2 |
.bmp) |
PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 4.5% in May 2015 as compared to the same month in the previous year. The rise in May 2015 was supported by the positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing (3.2%), Mining (9.0%) and Electricity (1.2%). The IPI in April 2015 remained unchanged by 4.0% year-on-year.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in May 2015 rose 1.5% month-on-month due to the increase in Manufacturing (0.4%) and Mining (4.0%) indices. Meanwhile, Electricity index fell by 1.3%.
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PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Year-on-year, Manufacturing output posted a slower growth of 3.2% in May 2015 as compared to 4.2% registered in April 2015. The major sub-sectors which increased in May 2015 were: Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (3.8%); Electrical and Electronics Products (4.0%); and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (2.8%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output grew marginally by 0.4% in May 2015.
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PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR
The Mining sector output recorded a strong growth of 9.0% in May 2015 compared to the same month in 2014. This expansion was mainly driven by the increase of Crude Oil index at 18.8%. The Natural Gas index, however, declined by 1.9%. As against April 2015, seasonally adjusted output for the Mining sector increased by 4.0%.
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PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR
The Electricity sector output expanded by 1.2% in May 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity sector output contracted 1.3% in May 2015 as compared to the previous month.
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PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY TO MAY 2015
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Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index for the period of January to May 2015 grew by 5.6% as compared to the same period in the previous year. The expansion was contributed by the increase of all indices: Manufacturing (4.8%), Mining (8.1%) and Electricity (3.2%).
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| Sector |
Jan. - May 2014 |
Jan. - May 2015 |
% Changes
Year-on-Year |
| IPI |
112.7 |
118.9 |
5.6 |
| Mining Index |
98.3 |
106.3 |
8.1 |
| Manufacturing Index |
118.7 |
124.4 |
4.8 |
| Electricity Index |
116.2 |
119.9 |
3.2 |
* Notes:
Data for May 2015 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the June 2015 publication.
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
10 JULY 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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