KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — MIDF Research has maintained Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth estimate this year at 2.2 per cent versus 6.7 per cent in 2022, as it expects production and overall economic growth to moderate.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI), which consists of three sectors namely mining, manufacturing and electricity, contracted by 3.3 per cent in April 2023, weighed down by all sectors, against a positive 3.2 per cent recorded in the preceding month.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The ringgit ended easier against the US dollar today, dragged by the slower growth pace of Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) in the first quarter of 2023 as well as market talk on the latest Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) hike, which could be the last for the year, according to an economist.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — The better-than-expected industrial production index (IPI) in March 2023 signalled a sustained expansion in the gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2023 (1Q 2023), MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — RHB Investment Bank Bhd has revised upward its first quarter 2023 (1Q2023) gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 5.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from 4.2 per cent previously on better-than-expected March Industrial Production.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) improved to 3.6 per cent in February 2023 based on a year-on-year change against the same month in 2022, with January 2023 recording a modest 1.8 per cent growth against January 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 — Malaysia’s key economic indicators continue to grow modestly in January 2023, despite ongoing geopolitical conflicts and ratcheting up of inflation in the global economy, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth moderated to 1.8 per cent in January 2023 against 2.9 per cent in the preceding month, weighed down partly by a slower growth in manufacturing output, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — MIDF Research has maintained Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth projection at 3.5 per cent this year despite the weaker-than-expected December 2022 IPI growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) rose by 4.8 per cent in November 2022 against 4.6 per cent in the previous month, reinforced by expansion in mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — MIDF Research maintained its growth forecast for Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) at six per cent for 2022, after the country’s IPI growth softened to 4.6 per cent year-on-year in October 2022, the slowest growth since May 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew by 4.6 per cent in October 2022, supported by expansion in the mining and manufacturing sectors, said the Statistics Department (DOSM) following the release of its October publication which presents IPI statistics on mining, manufacturing and electricity.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) expects Malaysia’s industrial production to ease gradually in the fourth quarter (Q4 2022) before a more significant slowdown in the first half of 2023 (1H23).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) expanded 10.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in September 2022 compared with a growth of 13.5 per cent y-o-y in August 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — MIDF Research has maintained its forecast for Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.6 per cent despite concerns over external developments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Industrial Production Index (IPI) soared 13.6 per cent in August 2022 as compared to the same month of the previous year, the Department of Statistics (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 12.5 per cent in July 2022 compared to a year earlier, marking the second consecutive month of double-digit growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 4.1 per cent in May 2022 compared to the same month of the previous year, contributed by the manufacturing and electricity sectors, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 5.1 per cent in March 2022 compared to the same month of the previous year, driven by growth in three indices, namely manufacturing, electricity and mining, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Malaysia's Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased 3.9 per cent in February 2022 compared with the same month of the previous year, driven by the growth in the manufacturing sector, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).