Malaysia’s June industrial production up 6.5%, below forecast

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 : Malaysia’s industrial production index in June rose 6.5 per cent from a year earlier, below expectations, government data showed on Tuesday.June’s factory output had been forecast to expand 7 per cent, according to 11 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.May’s reading was revi


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Malaysia’s June industrial production up 6.5%, below forecast

Malaysia's June industrial production up 6.5%, below forecast

FILE PHOTO: Workers collect rubber gloves at Top Glove’s factory in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, March 11, 2008. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA)/File Photo

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 : Malaysia’s industrial production index in June rose 6.5 per cent from a year earlier, below expectations, government data showed on Tuesday.

June’s factory output had been forecast to expand 7 per cent, according to 11 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.

May’s reading was revised slightly upwards to 8.5 per cent from an originally reported 8.4 per cent, the data showed. 

Source: Reuters

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