Overview

Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew 10.8 per cent in September 2022, driven by Mining and Manufacturing sectors

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 10.8 per cent in September 2022 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The expansion of IPI was contributed by the Mining (15.0%), Manufacturing (10.4%) and Electricity (4.1%) sectors. 

On year-on-year basis, the Manufacturing sector output increased by 10.4 per cent in September 2022 after recording a growth of 15.2 per cent in August 2022. The main subsectors contributed to the growth in Manufacturing sector in September 2022 were Electrical & Electronics Products (15.5%), Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber & Plastic Products (6.5%) and Transport Equipment & Other Manufactures Products (21.6%). Simultaneously, domestic-oriented and export-oriented industries recorded a growth of 11.2 per cent and 10.1 per cent respectively.

The Mining sector output rose 15.0 per cent in September 2022 as compared to the same period of the previous year. The growth was spearheaded by the increment of 21.0 per cent in Natural Gas index and 7.2 per cent in Crude Oil & Condensate index. 

The IPI for the third quarter 2022 grew 12.2 per cent as compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase was attributed by the growth in Manufacturing index (13.4%), Electricity index (9.0%) and Mining index (8.6%).

The full publication of the Industrial Production Index, September 2022 can be downloaded through eStatistik portal.

* Notes:

Data for September 2022 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in October 2022 publication.

Released by:

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
8 November 2022

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