KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 6.3 per cent year-on-year in September, driven mainly by the manufacturing sector, which recorded sales valued at RM191.1 billion.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said the IPI momentum was driven by expansion in the manufacturing output sector by 9.4 per cent (August 2026: 7.4 per cent) and the electricity generation sector by 10.7 per cent (August 2026: 9.0 per cent).
"Conversely, the mining sector declined 9.4 per cent (August 2026: minus 7.4 per cent), due to a decline in output of crude petroleum and condensate (-11.8 per cent) and natural gas (-7.9 per cent).
"In terms of month-on-month (m-o-m) performance, the IPI registered an increase of 1.3 per cent (August 2026: 2.6 per cent), which was supported by a 2.9 per cent growth in the manufacturing sector,” it said in a statement.
Cumulatively, DOSM said the IPI performance for the first nine months of 2026 grew by 5.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2025 (January- September 2025: 2.9 per cent).
"The IPI performance for the third quarter of 2026 increased further to 5.3 per cent (2Q 2026: 7.7 per cent). This performance was anchored by the increase in the manufacturing (7.8 per cent) and electricity (8.3 per cent) sectors, offsetting a 6.7 per cent contraction in the mining sector.
"On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the IPI maintained its positive growth with a 4.3 per cent increase,” it added. - Bernama
