Malaysia industrial production rises 5% year on year in August
The statistics department reported growth in the overall production index, led by manufacturing and electricity as mining contracted.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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Malaysia’s Department of Statistics said the industrial production index rose 5% in August 2026 from a year earlier. Manufacturing output increased 7.4% and electricity output 9%, while mining fell 7.4%; the department highlighted a 12.2% decline in crude oil and condensate production.
Month on month, the index gained 2.6% after falling 2% in July. Within manufacturing, electrical and electronics products rose 17% year on year, and the overall index was up 5.6% in the first eight months of 2026. The figures come from the official August 2026 industrial production index release.
Data
Malaysia industrial production index, August 2026
Year-on-year changes for August 2026 and cumulative change for the first eight months.
| Overall index, year on year, August | 5 |
| Manufacturing, year on year, August | 7.4 |
| Mining, year on year, August | -7.4 |
| Electrical and electronics products, year on year, August | 17 |
| Overall index, January-August 2026 year on year | 5.6 |
Methodology
Index changes are taken from DOSM’s official August 2026 release. The comparison period is identified in each indicator.
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Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Industrial productionSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: industrial productionwww.dosm.gov.my ↗
- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricitywww.dosm.gov.my ↗
- ElectricitySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricitywww.dosm.gov.my ↗
- Metal and mineral mining and refiningSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: miningwww.dosm.gov.my ↗
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- Malaysia · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.dosm.gov.my ↗