Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew by 1.9 per cent in August 2019
The Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew by 1.9 per cent in August 2019 as compared with the same month of the previous year. The growth in August 2019 was driven by the increase in the index of Manufacturing (3.7%) and Electricity (0.3%). Meanwhile index of Mining recorded a decline of 3.9 per cent.
On year-on-year basis, the Manufacturing sector output rose by 3.7 per cent in August 2019 after recording a growth of 4.0 per cent in July 2019. The major sub-sectors contributing to the increase in August 2019 were Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (4.3%), Electrical and Electronics Products (3.5%) and Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products (2.8%).
The Mining sector index recorded a 3.9 per cent drop in August 2019 as compared to the same period of the previous year. The decline was due to the decrease in the Crude Oil and Condensate index (-9.5%). Meanwhile Natural Gas index increased by 1.2 per cent.
The Electricity sector output increased by 0.3 per cent in August 2019 as compared to the same month of the previous year.
The full publication of the Industrial Production Index, August 2019 can be downloaded through eStatistik portal.
*Notes:
Data for August 2019 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the September 2019 publication.
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DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
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