PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) increased by 0.3% in August from a year ago, which was higher than a Bloomberg survey of a 0.2% increase.
In a statement yesterday, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic below) said the increase in IPI in August was driven by the positive growth of 2.4% in the manufacturing index.
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