Malaysia Industrial Output Jumps 5.3 Percent in Q3 on Factory Surge
(MENAFN) Malaysia’s industrial output climbed 5.3 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, extending a run of solid expansion after a 7.7 percent surge in the previous quarter, official figures released Tuesday showed.
Factories and power producers drove the gain, with manufacturing up 7.8 percent and electricity up 8.3 percent. Together they more than absorbed a 6.7 percent slump in mining, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
Measured against the second quarter, the Industrial Production Index (IPI) advanced 4.3 percent, signaling that momentum remains firmly positive.
Across the first nine months of 2026, the IPI expanded 5.7 percent from the same period a year earlier. Manufacturing and electricity each grew 7 percent over that stretch.
September itself brought further acceleration. The IPI rose 6.3 percent from a year earlier, led by a 9.4 percent jump in manufacturing output, up from 7.4 percent in August.
Electricity generation also picked up speed, growing 10.7 percent in September versus 9 percent the month before.
Factories and power producers drove the gain, with manufacturing up 7.8 percent and electricity up 8.3 percent. Together they more than absorbed a 6.7 percent slump in mining, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
Measured against the second quarter, the Industrial Production Index (IPI) advanced 4.3 percent, signaling that momentum remains firmly positive.
Across the first nine months of 2026, the IPI expanded 5.7 percent from the same period a year earlier. Manufacturing and electricity each grew 7 percent over that stretch.
September itself brought further acceleration. The IPI rose 6.3 percent from a year earlier, led by a 9.4 percent jump in manufacturing output, up from 7.4 percent in August.
Electricity generation also picked up speed, growing 10.7 percent in September versus 9 percent the month before.
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