Malaysian industrial output up in December

Kuala Lumpur

MALAYSIA'S industrial production index (IPI) rose 2.7 per cent last December from a year ago supported by positive growth in the manufacturing and electricity indices although the mining index contracted 1.5 per cent.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the December IPI edged up 2.8 per cent month-on- month owing to an increase in all indices: manufacturing (3.6 per cent), mining (2.5), and electricity (3.5).