Thursday, December 9, 2010

October industrial output up 3% on-yr, up 3.4% on-month

KUALA LUMPUR: The Industrial production index (IPI) rose 3% in October 2010 from a year ago and increased 3.4% from September, the Statistics Department said.

It said on Thursday, Dec 9 the increase in October was underpinned by a 4.5% increase in manufacturing and a 5% increase in the electricity index. However, the index of mining declined 1.1%.

'The cumulative index for the period of January-October 2010 increased 8.1% as compared with the same period of 2009,' it said.


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