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INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, MALAYSIA APRIL 2016
 

Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 3.0% in April 2016

 

In April 2016, the Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 3.0% after registering 2.8% in March 2016. The rise in April 2016 was supported by positive growth in all indices such as Manufacturing (3.3%), Mining (0.6%) and Electricity sectors (9.4%).

Manufacturing sector increased 3.3% in April 2016 propelled by three major sub-sectors; Electrical and Electronics Products (7.9%), Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (4.8%) and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (4.1%).

Year-on-year basis, the Mining sector output improved to register a growth of 0.6% in April 2016 after a decrease of 2.5% in March 2016. This growth was supported by the increase of 3.7% in Natural Gas index. Meanwhile, the Crude Oil index declined by 1.6%.

The Electricity sector output grew at a stronger pace of 9.4% in April 2016 after registering 7.7% in March 2016.

*Notes:

Data for  April 2016 is provisional. The data wil be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the publication May 2016.

 

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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
10 JUNE 2016

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