KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) grew at a more moderate rate of 2 percent in the second quarter, as compared to the 2.3 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2025, official data showed Thursday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement that this growth was contributed by the manufacturing and electricity sectors with growth of 3.9 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively.
Additionally, the IPI for the mining sector suffered a decline of 5.5 percent.
In a quarter-on-quarter comparison, the IPI recorded a negative growth of 1.5 percent.
Meanwhile, for the first half of this year, the IPI moderated by 2.2 percent from 3.7 percent a year ago, with the manufacturing sector recording an increase of 4 percent.
The mining sector and the electricity sector, however, recorded a decrease of 4.3 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.
As for June, the IPI achieved a positive growth of 3 percent, compared to 0.3 percent in the previous month.
This increase was due to encouraging output growth in the manufacturing sector, which grew by 3.6 percent. ■
