Malaysia's industrial production slows down in October
Accordingly, the country’s industrial output increased by 3.4% in October on a yearly basis, following an increase of 4.7% recorded in the previous month. This fell short of the analysts’ expectations of an increase of around 4%.
Manufacturing production rose 4.2% year-on-year while mining activity increased 0.8% in October. The electricity index also increased by 4.6% from a year earlier.
However, the manufacturing index declined 1.1% in October on a monthly basis while the electricity index climbed 2.1%. Mining output also rose slightly by 0.4%.
Meanwhile, the country’s exports surged 18.9% in October amid firmer demand from China.
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