KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The sales value of the manufacturing sector in August 2026 increased by 9.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM185.0 billion, up from the 9.1 per cent growth recorded in July 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Business : Manufacturing Sector Sales Rise 9.9 Pct To RM185.0 Bln In August 2026 -- DOSM
DOSM, Manufacturing Sales Value, economy
BE Bernama 
Key points
- Month-on-month (m-o-m), the sales value increased by 4.3 per cent from RM177.3 billion in July 2026.
- DOSM said the sales value of export-oriented industries, which accounted for 73.6 per cent of total sales, grew by 12.1 per cent y-o-y in August 2026 (July 2026: 9.9 per cent).
- “This performance was driven by a 24.9 per cent increase in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (July 2026: 19.0 per cent),” it said.
Sentences selected automatically from the original article by Bernama.
Read the full story on Bernama That's the opening of the story. The full piece is published by Bernama.
Continue reading ↗ Story details
- Published
- Section
- news
- Format
- Article
- Original
- bernama.com ↗
Related reporting
3 stories on this topic from 3 sources, oldest first.
- Bernama Business : Manufacturing Sector Sales Rise 9.9 Pct To RM185.0 Bln In August 2026 -- DOSM (this story)
