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Malaysia’s October industrial production up 6%, beating forecast

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Published Fri, Dec 12, 2025 · 12:35 PM
    • Malaysia's factory output in October had been forecast to expand 5.1 per cent, according to economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.
    • Malaysia's factory output in October had been forecast to expand 5.1 per cent, according to economists surveyed in a Reuters poll. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s industrial production index rose 6 per cent in October from a year earlier, higher than expectations, government data showed on Friday.

    October’s factory output had been forecast to expand 5.1 per cent, according to economists surveyed in a Reuters poll. REUTERS

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