PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increase by 5.1% in September 2015 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The expansion in September 2015 was driven by positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing (5.6%), Mining (4.4%) and Electricity (2.6%). The IPI in August 2015 has been revised to 2.3% year-on-year. This is due to the revision of Electricity index to 2.3% based on revised data received from data provider.

In seasonally adjusted terms, the IPI in September 2015 recorded a growth of 2.4% month-on-month following a rise of the indices: Manufacturing (0.1%) and Mining (9.2%) Meanwhile, the Electricity index declined by 0.8%.

PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Year-on-year, Manufacturing sector output rose by 5.6% in September 2015 following an increase of 4.3% in August 2015. The major sub-sectors which expanded in September 2015 were: Electrical and Electronics Products (12.2%); Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (3.5%) and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (4.7%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, Manufacturing output edged up 0.1% in September 2015.

PERFORMANCE OF MINING SECTOR

The Mining sector output registered a growth of 4.4% in September 2015 as compared to the same month in 2014. This growth was contributed by the increase of Crude Oil index by 11.8%. The Natural Gas index however declined by 3.8%. On a seasonally adjusted terms, output for Mining sector grew by 9.2% as compared to August 2015.

PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICITY SECTOR

The Electricity sector output grew 2.6% in September 2015 on yearly basis. In seasonally adjusted terms, Electricity sector output decreased by 0.8% as compared to the previous month.

Malaysia's Industrial Production Index for the third quarter 2015 expanded by 4.5%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The expansion was supported by the increase in all three indices: Manufacturing (4.7%); Mining (4.7%) and Electricity (1.2%).