Malaysia Manufacturing Production Index

January – June                   

SECTORS

Change (%)

Share (%)

2001

2002

2002

2001

2002

Q1

Q2

Export-oriented industries

-6.7

1.9

-5.0

9.3

52.0

52.3

Electrical, electronics & machinery

-9.3

5.0

-3.0

13.6

39.0

40.3

        Semiconductors

-14.0

10.4

-0.8

23.5

28.0

30.5

        Ventilating & air 
        conditioning

19.9

17.7

13.5

21.8

2.2

2.5

Wood Products

6.6

-10.8

-15.4

-6.2

4.2

3.7

Rubber Products

6.2

-2.6

-4.6

-0.5

4.6

4.4

Textiles, wearing apparel and footwear

-3.5

-10.9

-14.9

-6.7

3.4

3.1

         Knitting mills

-6.6

-5.7

-23.7

11.5

0.3

0.3

         Wearing apparel

-8.3

-12.2

-17.5

-6.0

1.3

1.1

Professional, scientific, measuring & controlling equipment

-17.4

-0.3

-12.9

12.2

0.8

0.8

Domestic-oriented industries:

3.3

0.9

-1.6

3.3

48.0

47.7

Transport equipment

18.7

15.4

17.1

13.0

4.2

4.8

Construction related products

10.0

5.5

4.0

10.0

11.1

11.5

Food, beverage and tobacco

7.0

1.2

2.0

0.4

10.0

10.0

Chemicals and chemical products

3.0

-5.3

-4.9

-5.8

11.5

10.7

                 Synthetic resins

-9.3

9.5

1.1

18.6

1.0

1.1

                 Paints, varnishes 
                 and lacquers

8.4

14.1

24.5

4.7

0.4

0.4

Plastic products

-12.1

-5.9

-15.4

4.0

7.0

6.5

Paper and paper products

4.8

7.0

-2.1

16.3

1.4

1.5

Crude oil refineries

19.6

0.9

4.3

-2.4

1.4

1.3

Miscellaneous products of coal and petrol

-2.2

-14.1

0.3

-26.8

0.3

0.3

Glass and glass products

-5.3

-9.2

2.7

-18.5

0.4

0.4

Non-ferrous metal

-18.3

1.8

-9.9

13.0

0.7

0.8

Total

-2.2

1.4

-3.4

6.4

100.0

100.0

Source:  Economic Report 2002-2003   

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