Kuala lumpur: The Industrial Production Index (IPI) expanded by 8.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2026, marking the highest growth registered since September 2022, bolstered by the expansion across all sectors, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin highlighted that the increase was driven by manufacturing output, which grew 8.3 per cent, alongside a turnaround in the mining sector, where production rose by 6.8 per cent. He noted that the electricity sector also expanded by 10.5 per cent during the month.

On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, the IPI registered a growth of 3.4 per cent, lower than the 9.3 per cent growth in March 2026, due to a decline in the manufacturing (-4.4 per cent) and mining (-1.6 per cent) sectors, while the electricity sector grew by 2.1 per cent. The output for the export-oriented industries, which accounted for two-thirds of the manufacturing sector, expanded by 8.5 per cent in April 2026 as compared to 6.7 per cent registered in the previous month.

The expansion was supported mainly by the manufacture of computers, electronics and optical products, which increased by 14.6 per cent, alongside coke and refined petroleum products, which rose by 4.2 per cent, and vegetable and animal oils and fats, which saw a rise of 9.3 per cent.

From January to April 2026, Mohd Uzir stated that the IPI increased by 5.0 per cent compared to the same period in 2025, following the expansion in the manufacturing sector by 6.3 per cent and the electricity sector by 6.5 per cent, while the mining index decreased by 0.6 per cent.