KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Malaysia’s industrial output grew at a slower-than-expected pace in November 2025, as factory production and electricity generation decelerated, official data showed.

The industrial production index — which measures output from factories, mines, and power plants — rose 4.3% in November from a year earlier, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement. That compares to a Bloomberg survey’s median 5.3% rise and October’s 6.0% year-on-year gain.

On a month-on-month basis, the index contracted 1.1% in November, a reversal from October’s 2.1% increase.

On a year-on-year basis, manufacturing output increased 4.9%, down from 6.5% in October. Export-oriented industries grew 5.0%, driven by computer, electronics and optical products, and electrical equipment.

Domestic-oriented industries rose 4.6%, supported by food processing products and fabricated metal products. 

On a monthly basis, export-oriented manufacturing fell 1.8%, while domestic-oriented industries rebounded 2.3%.

Mining output rose 2.3% from a year earlier, led by crude oil and condensate and natural gas, but fell 3.1% month-on-month. Electricity generation increased 2.7% year-on-year, compared with 1.8% in October, but dipped 3.0% from the previous month.

For the first 11 months of 2025, Malaysia’s industrial output grew 3.5% year-on-year, slightly slower than the 3.6% expansion in the same period a year earlier, mainly driven by manufacturing growth of 4.3%, the DOSM said.