KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) rose by 2.3% in September, which was in line with a Bloomberg survey, boosted by the manufacturing sector.
The Statistics Department said on Friday manufacturing expanded by 4.8% on-year and electricity 4.2%. However, the mining index declined by 6.2%.
When compared with August, the manufacturing index expanded at a faster pace from 4.3%.