Malaysia's IPI surges 9.3% in March 2021, highest since July 2013

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KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) surged 9.3% in March 2021 from a year earlier driven by the IPI’s manufacturing and electricity components’ increase while the mining segment dropped, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

The DOSM said in a statement today the IPI’s 9.3% on-year rise in March 2021 is “the highest since July 2013”.

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