Industrial Production and Construction Statistics Division
This division is responsible for the compilation of the Index of Industrial Production and the generation of statistics from the surveys or censuses on Manufacturing, Construction, Mining & stone quarrying industries and Electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply.
Industrial Production Index (IPI) is a measure of the rate of change in the production of industrial commodities in real terms over time for Manufacturing, Mining and Electricity Sectors. It is measured based on volume changes in production. IPI are the overall index from the Index of Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity. IPI give the overview of the current trend of industrial activities and used for economic analysis.
There are three surveys that carried out by this division:
1. Monthly Manufacturing Survey
The main objective of the survey is to collect information required by the government for current economic analysis, formulation and implementation of policies and also in monitoring the performance of the Manufacturing Sector. The information collected is published in two monthly publications namely "Index of Industrial Production, Malaysia" and "Monthly Manufacturing Statistics, Malaysia"
2. Quarterly Construction Survey Will be updated soon.
3. Annual Manufacturing Industries Survey
The main objective of the survey is to collect information pertaining to growth, contribution, composition and distribution of the Manufacturing sector to assist the Government in development planning and formulating policies. The data are also used for the compilation of national accounts, input-output tables and specific studies. In addition, the results are used by policy makers, economists, planners and academicians in economic projections and analysis. The information collected is published in the publication namely " Report on Survey of Manufacturing Industries".
All publications and questionnaires are available at Department of Statistics Malaysia portal.
