MALAYSIA'S Industrial Production Index (IPI) for May fell 0.4% to 236.2 from 237.1 in the corresponding month a year earlier and was 0.9% lower than that in April.
In a statement, the Department of Statistics said the year-on-year decline was due to a 8.1% drop in the mining index from 139.0 to 127.7.
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