KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) in the first quarter of 2025 recorded a slower growth of 2.3 percent compared to the 3.4 percent recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024, official data showed Thursday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the manufacturing sector contributed 4.2 percent of this growth.
The IPI for the mining and electricity sectors, however, recorded decreases of 3.3 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.
In a quarterly comparison, the IPI recorded a negative growth of 2.1 percent.
As for March, Malaysia's IPI posted a growth of 3.2 percent, driven by the output growth of the manufacturing and mining sectors.
The manufacturing and mining sectors registered 4 percent and 1.9 percent growth, respectively, during the month.
Meanwhile, the output production of the electricity sector remained in the negative range at 2.7 percent.
In terms of monthly comparison, the IPI recorded an increase of 9.3 percent. Enditem
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