KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's industrial production index (IPI) rose 1.2 percent year-on-year in July, government data showed Wednesday.
Malaysian Statistics Department said in a statement that the growth was driven by the increase in the index of manufacturing and electricity which grew 4 percent and 2 percent, respectively.
The Index of mining, however, recorded a decline of 8.4 percent, dragged mainly by crude oil and condensate index.
The major sub-sectors of manufacturing segment that contributed to the increase in July were electrical and electronics products, petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products and non-metallic mineral products basic metal and fabricated metal products.
In a separate statement, Malaysian Statistics Department also announced that the country's manufacturing sales grew by 6 percent year-on-year to 74.2 billion ringgit (about 17.76 billion U.S. dollars) in July.