November industrial production index up 4.8%, expansion in all three sectors

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) rose by 4.8 per cent in November 2022 against 4.6 per cent in the previous month, reinforced by expansion in mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said today.

"The mining and manufacturing indices expanded by 6.1 per cent and 4.8 per cent, respectively, while the electricity index turned around to record a positive growth of 1.2 per cent in November,” chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said in the release of its IPI publication which comprises three sectors, mining, manufacturing and electricity.