MALAYSIA'S IPI EXPANDS 4.8 PCT IN DECEMBER 2025 ON STRONG OUTPUT GROWTH - DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) expanded by 4.8 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, driven by strong output growth in the manufacturing sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the IPI increased further in December 2025 after registering a 4.3 per cent growth in the previous month, sustaining a positive monthly momentum for two consecutive years.

He said December’s expansion was supported by the manufacturing sector, which grew by 6.7 per cent compared with 4.9 per cent in November 2025, coupled with a 3.7 per cent increase in electricity output (November 2025: 2.7 per cent).

“However, the mining sector production decreased by 2.5 per cent in December 2025,” he said in a statement today.

The chief statistician said that month-on-month, the IPI rebounded to 0.2 per cent from a negative 1.1 per cent in November 2025.

Mohd Uzir said the output of export-oriented industries, which accounted for two-thirds of the manufacturing sector, expanded by 7.5 per cent in December 2025, compared with 5.0 per cent in the previous month.

The expansion was supported mainly by the manufacture of computers, electronics and optical products, which increased by 13.2 per cent, followed by the manufacture of vegetable, animal oils and fats at 18.1 per cent.

“The year-on-year expansion mirrored the country’s export performance, which surged by 10.4 per cent in December 2025,” he said.

Compared with November 2025, Mohd Uzir said export-oriented industries registered a mild 0.1 per cent decline after contracting 1.8 per cent in the previous month.

Meanwhile, Mohd Uzir said the mining sector’s production in December 2025 edged down by 2.5 per cent, influenced by a decline in the natural gas index, which fell by 7.9 per cent (November 2025: 1.0  per cent), while the crude oil and condensate index increased by 6.4 per cent (November 2025: 4.3  per cent).

He said the mining index declined marginally by 0.9 per cent in December compared with the 3.1 per cent contraction recorded in November 2025.

Meanwhile, Mohd Uzir stated that electricity generation expanded by 3.7 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, following a 2.7 per cent increase in the preceding month.

Compared with November 2025, the electricity index turned around by 2.0 per cent, up from the previous month’s negative 3.0 per cent.

On the performance of other countries, the IPI for several countries increased, including China (5.2 per cent), Vietnam (11.8 per cent), Thailand (2.5  per cent), Japan (2.6 per cent) and Taiwan (21.6 per cent), while Singapore (8.3 per cent) continued to increase with a marginal growth in December 2025.

Conversely, South Korea (-0.3 per cent) and the United States (-0.8 per cent) experienced declines this month.

“The IPI remained stable, growing by 3.6 per cent in 2025 as compared to 3.7 per cent in 2024, with all sectors posting positive growth, namely manufacturing index (4.5 per cent); mining index (0.6 per cent); and electricity index (0.8 per cent),” said Mohd Uzir.

-- BERNAMA