Malaysia Industrial Output Growth Slows in July

2026-08-11 04:16 By Joshua Ferrer 1 min. read

Industrial production in Malaysia rose by 6.5% year-on-year in June 2026, slowing from an 8.4% increase in the previous month, which had marked the strongest growth since September 2022.

Production softened significantly in the mining sector, rising just 3.1% after a 19.8% surge in May, as crude oil and condensate output recorded a further decrease (-3.3% vs -0.7%), while growth sharply eased for natural gas production (7.4% vs 37.4%).

In contrast, manufacturing activity continued to drive output growth (7.3% vs 6.6%), driven by higher production for wood products, furniture, paper products, and printing (5.7% vs 3.8%) and transport equipment and other manufactures (9.4% vs -4.8%).

Additionally, electricity generation increased at a faster pace, up 6.7% from 4.8% in the previous month.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output dropped by 0.5% in June, slipping further from a 0.3% fall in the preceding period.



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