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Malaysia’s November industrial production up 0.6%, below forecast

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Published Thu, Jan 11, 2024 · 12:56 PM
    • Malaysia's factory output in November had been forecast to expand 1 per cent, according to 13 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll, but rose 0.6 per cent.
    • Malaysia's factory output in November had been forecast to expand 1 per cent, according to 13 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll, but rose 0.6 per cent. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

    MALAYSIA’S industrial production index in November rose 0.6 per cent from a year earlier, slower than expected, government data showed on Thursday.

    November’s factory output had been forecast to expand 1 per cent, according to 13 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.

    In October, the index had risen 2.4 per cent year-on-year, according to revised data also released by the statistics department on Thursday. REUTERS

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