The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the moderation in industrial production growth was attributable to lower output growth in the manufacturing sector during the cited month, which was 1.3 percent, as well as a decline of the electricity output by 4.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the mining production expanded by 5.9 percent.
According to the DOSM, the year-on-year growth of IPI for January was the lowest recorded since August 2021.
As for month-on-month comparison, the IPI decreased further by 2.3 percent, after registering a marginal decline of 0.6 percent in the previous month.
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