RHB | Malaysia | Industrial Production Weakened And Manufacturing Sales Fell In February, Real GDP To Hold Up In 1Q

Economic Research	10 April 2015
Malaysia
Economic Highlights
Industrial Production Weakened And Manufacturing Sales Fell In February, Real GDP To Hold Up In 1Q Industrial production softened to 5.2% y-o-y in February, after moderating to +7.0% in January and from +7.4% in December. This was affected partly by a shorter working month due to festivity, while external demand for the country’s exports remained sluggish. As a result, manufacturing production slackened in February, while electricity output decelerated. A pick-up in mining output, however, mitigated the slowdown. Economist:  Peck Boon Soon  | +603 9280 2163
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