AmBank Research noted that the Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth slowed down during the month with a smaller increase of 26% year-on-year (y-o-y) compared with the 50.1% y-o-y growth seen in April.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial production remained strong in May 2021 but the robust growth may not be sustainable, according to AmBank Research.
It noted that the Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth slowed down during the month with a smaller increase of 26% year-on-year (y-o-y) compared with the 50.1% y-o-y growth seen in April.
“The performance of the retail and wholesale sectors also showed a similar trend, improving by 28.3% y-o-y in May 2021, down from a 66.2% growth in April 2021.
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