However, mining sector output dropped 4.9% due to the decrease in both indices under mining sector which were crude oil and condensate index (-6.6%) and natural gas index (-3.4%).
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) increased at a slower pace of 1.3% in December last year compared with a Bloomberg survey of a 2% growth due to a decline in the mining output.
The chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the growth in December was driven by the increase in the indices of manufacturing (3.4%) and electricity (0.9%). The mining index fell by 4.9%.
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