KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) declined by 3.6 per cent in May 2025, following a 3.4 per cent decrease in April, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said all sectors recorded year-on-year (y-o-y) declines in May, except for agriculture, forestry, and fishing.
The mining sector continued to experience a double-digit decline, down 15 per cent (April 2025: -17.8 per cent) due to significant decreases in the indices of crude petroleum extraction (15.7 per cent) and natural gas extraction (13.1 per cent).
"The manufacturing sector declined by 3.0 per cent, after a 2.6 per cent drop in the previous month, dragged down by key subsectors such as manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-15.4 per cent) and manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (-6.9 per cent).
"Similarly, the electricity and gas supply sector decreased by 1.1 per cent, while the water supply sector declined marginally by 0.2 per cent," he said in a statement today.
On a month-on-month basis, Mohd Uzir said PPI local production went down by 1.1 per cent in May 2025, compared to a 1.0 per cent decrease in April 2025.
"The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector declined by 5.4 per cent, due to a significant drop in the growing of perennial crops index (9.1 per cent), while the mining sector also decreased by 2.3 per cent, due to the (fall in the) extraction of crude petroleum index (2.1 per cent).
"The manufacturing sector decreased by 0.5 per cent, weighed down by declines in manufacture of coke & refined petroleum products (2.1 per cent) and manufacture of food products (1.1 per cent)," he noted.
Looking at selected countries, Malaysia’s chief statistician said the PPI of the United States recorded a 2.6 per cent increase and Japan a 3.2 per cent expansion, while China posted a 3.3 per cent decline and Thailand a 3.7 per cent contraction.- Bernama
