KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) expanded 6.3 per cent year-on-year in September, driven primarily by strong manufacturing output that propelled the sector's monthly sales value to RM191.1 billion.
According to the latest figures released by the Statistics Department (DOSM), the September headline growth was underpinned by expansions in manufacturing and electricity generation, which offset continued weakness in mining.
The manufacturing output sector advanced 9.4 per cent year-on-year (August 2026: 7.4 per cent), while electricity generation surged 10.7 per cent (August 2026: 9.0 per cent).
Conversely, the mining sector contracted 9.4 per cent (August 2026: -7.4 per cent), dragged down by lower output in crude petroleum and condensate (-11.8 per cent) as well as natural gas (-7.9 per cent).
