KUALA LUMPUR: The industrial production index (IPI) expanded by 5.7 per cent in September 2025, following a growth of 4.8 per cent in the previous month, driven by growth in the mining and manufacturing sectors, said the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DoSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the expansion was due to a robust manufacturing growth at 5.0 per cent from 2.8 per cent in August 2025, a 10.2 per cent growth in the mining sector (Aug 2025: 16.8 per cent) and a 2.8 per cent rise in the electricity sector (Aug 2025: 1.2 per cent).
"Compared with August 2025, the IPI contracted 0.02 per cent versus a growth of 2.4 per cent recorded in the previous month,” he said in a statement today.
Domestic-oriented industries in the manufacturing sector rose by 5.3 per cent in September 2025, after recording a growth of 3.8 per cent in August 2025, Mohd Uzir said.
This positive momentum was contributed by the manufacture of food processing products (9.0 per cent); basic metals (6.1 per cent); and fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment (4.5 per cent).
Similarly, he said export-oriented industries in September 2025 continued to increase by 4.8 per cent versus a 2.3 per cent rise in the previous month.
"This performance was mainly supported by the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, which recorded a growth of 8.8 per cent, and further bolstered by the manufacture of vegetables and animal oils and fats (7.4 per cent),” he said.
On the performance of the mining sector, Mohd Uzir said the 10.2 per cent growth in September 2025 was driven by the crude oil and condensate production, which rose by 13.0 per cent (August 2025: 11.4 per cent). A slower improvement was seen in natural gas production (8.5 per cent), however.
Globally, the IPI for most countries showed an upward trend in September 2025, with double-digit year-on-year increases recorded by Singapore (16.1 per cent), Taiwan (15.5 per cent) and South Korea (11.6 per cent).
Growth was also observed in China (6.5 per cent), Japan (3.4 per cent) and Thailand (1.0 per cent) for September 2025, he said. - Bernama
