Financial News: Malaysia Industrial Output Expands Most In 14 Months

Malaysia Industrial Output Expands Most In 14 Months

11/07/2025 - 01:30:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Malaysia's industrial output growth accelerated further in September to the strongest level in more than a year, figures from the Department of Statistics showed on Friday.

Industrial production rose 5.7 percent year-over-year in September, faster than the 4.8 percent increase in the previous month.

Further, the latest growth was the quickest since July 2024, when output rose 5.8 percent.

Among sectors, the annual growth in manufacturing accelerated to 5.0 percent in September from 2.8 percent in August. Electricity production also grew at a faster pace of 2.8 percent versus 1.2 percent in the prior month. Meanwhile, the growth in mining production eased to 10.2 percent from 16.8 percent.

On a monthly basis, industrial output stalled in September after rebounding 2.4 percent in August.

During the third quarter, industrial production advanced 4.9 percent compared to a 2.0 percent growth in the second quarter.

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