Malaysia's IPI slips by 0.5% in September 2023 - DoSM

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI), which consists of three sectors namely mining, manufacturing and electricity, slipped by 0.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in September 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the decrease was mainly influenced by the 5.2 per cent downturn in the mining sector.