Manufacturing sector's sales value up 6.5% to RM148bil in Jan

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing sector’s sales value rose modestly by 6.5 per cent to RM148 billion in January 2023 compared to 8.8 per cent in the preceding month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the continuous positive momentum was fortified by the double-digit growth in transport equipment and other manufactures (14 per cent) as well as the petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products (10.1 per cent) sub-sectors.