Industrial output in Malaysai up

Industrial output in Malaysai up

KUALA LUMPUR: Industrial production in Malaysia grew 9.8 percent year-on-year in September, supported by growth in all sectors, Statistics Department data showed on Monday.

Month-on-month, output edged up 1.7 percent.

In August, output rose 10.6 percent year-on-year but fell 3.2 percent from July.

In September, manufacturing rose 11.5 percent year-on-year, with electricity up 8.8 percent and mining up 0.3 percent.

On a month-on-month basis, manufacturing output in September rose 4.4 percent, while electricity and mining increased 1.6 percent and 11.6 percent respectively.

For the first nine months of the year, industrial production increased 12.6 percent, supported by a 14.5 percent rise in manufacturing, 8.5 percent in electricity and 5.0 percent in the mining sector.-- AFP