MANUFACTURING output by the country's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded by 2.5% to RM62.4bil last year from RM60.9bil in 2001, in tandem with the growth in gross domestic product and the manufacturing sector.
Of the total output, 42.7% was contributed by SMEs in resource-based industries, thus reflecting their strong presence in the sector, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said.
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