KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 9 (Xinhua/APP) –:Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 2.5 percent in September as compared to a year ago, official data showed Tuesday.
The expansion of IPI was attributed to the 4-percent growth in the manufacturing index and 0.4-percent increase in the electricity index, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the mining index fell 3 percent.
On a month-on-month basis, the IPI rose 3.7 percent, driven by manufacturing and electricity sectors.
For the third quarter, the IPI slipped 1.1 percent from a year ago, dragged by the fall in all electricity, mining and manufacturing indices.
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