Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew moderately by 4.1% in July 2016

The Industrial Production Index (IPI) in July 2016 grew moderately by  4.1% as compared to the same month of the previous year. The increase in July 2016 was supported by positive growth in all indices: Manufacturing ( 3.3%), Mining (6.1%) and Electricity ( 7.1%).

The Manufacturing sector output registered modest growth of  3.3% in July 2016 after an increase of 4.7% recorded in June 2016. The major sub-sectors which recorded expansions in July 2016 were: Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber and Plastic Products ( 3.5%); Electrical and Electronics Products (4.1%) and Non-metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal Products (4.1%).

The Mining sector output recorded a growth of 6.1% in July 2016 after a 6.3% increase in June 2016. This expansion was contributed by the higher growth in Crude Oil index by 13.9%. The Natural Gas index, however, declined by 2.7%.

The Electricity sector output increased further by 7.1% in July 2016 after registering a 8.7% expansion in June 2016.

 

*Notes:

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

 

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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
9 SEPTEMBER 2016

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