Tuesday, August 10, 2010

June IPI up 9.4%, down 2.8% on-month

KUALA LUMPUR: The Industrial Production Index (IPI) for June rose 9.4% from a year ago, underpinned by the manufacturing output, but the IPI fell 2.8% from May,'' according to the Department of Statistics.

In a statement on Tuesday, Aug 10, the department said the year-on-year (y-o-y) rise in the IPI was due to increases in all the indices. Manufacturing reported a 13.3% increase, mining (1.3%) and electricity (5.2%).

However, when compared with May, the IPI was down 2.8%. The IPI in May was revised 12.3% on-year.

It said the IPI for the second quarter of the year increased 10.8% year-on-year.

Manufacturing output rose 13.3% y-o-y to 113.3, electricity output was up 5.2% to 120.6 while output for the mining sector increased by 1.3% y-o-y to 90.8.


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