MALAYSIA'S IPI EXPANDS 6.0 PCT IN OCTOBER 2025 -- DOSM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 6.0 per cent year-on-year in October 2025, maintaining its positive momentum in all sectors, said the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the IPI rose 6.0 per cent in October 2025, following a 5.7 per cent growth in September 2025.

“The output growth in manufacturing led the way with a 6.5 per cent increase versus the prior month’s 5.0 per cent, coupled with a 5.8 per cent rise in the mining sector’s production (September 2025: 10.2 per cent).

“The electricity sector grew by 1.2 per cent (September 2025: 2.8 per cent),” DOSM said in October’s IPI report.

The IPI improved to 2.1 per cent against -0.02 per cent recorded in September 2025, DOSM said.

Manufacturing sector’s October production was primarily spurred by growth in export-oriented industries at 7.2 per cent against 4.8 per cent a month ago.

This increase was predominantly observed in the manufacture of computers, electronics and optical products, which accelerated at a faster pace of 14.2 per cent; and followed by the manufacture of vegetable & animal oils and fats sub-sector, which strengthened further by 12.9 per cent. 

On the performance of the export-oriented industries, Mohd Uzir said it was in tandem with a 9.2 per cent growth in the country's manufactured goods exports in October 2025. 

“The export-oriented industries rose by 0.9 per cent against 0.8 per cent in September 2025,” he said.

Mohd Uzir also said the domestic-oriented industries grew modestly by 4.9 per cent versus the 5.3 per cent rise in September 2025.

The sustained growth was particularly due to the stable momentum recorded in the manufacture of food processing products; and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, which registered increases of 8.7 per cent and 7.1 per cent, respectively.

On the performance of other countries, he said the IPI rose in Singapore (29.1 per cent) and Vietnam (10.9 per cent).

China (4.9 per cent), Japan (1.5 per cent) and Taiwan (14.5 per cent) registered a slower positive growth in October 2025, while only Thailand and South Korea experienced a decline in growth in October 2025 of -0.1 per cent and -8.1 per cent, respectively.

The IPI for January-October 2025 grew 3.4 per cent against 3.7 per cent for the same period a year ago, due to the manufacturing index (4.3 per cent), followed by the mining and electricity indices, which recorded growth of 0.8 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.

-- BERNAMA