Industrial production in Malaysia advanced by 4.9% year-on-year in August 2025, accelerating from a 4.2% growth in July and surpassing market expectations of a 3.6% increase. This marked the fastest growth in industrial production since July 2024, boosted by a sharp rise in mining and quarrying output (16.8% vs 4.3%), while electricity production growth remained stable at 1.6%. Meanwhile, manufacturing output growth eased to 2.8% from 4.4%. Key contributors within manufacturing included electrical and electronics products (6.6% vs 8.5%), wood, furniture, paper products & printing (3.4% vs 3.8%), non-metallic mineral products, basic metals & fabricated metals (3.6% vs 3.9%), and food, beverages & tobacco (3.4% vs 8.1%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output fell by 0.3% in August, reversing a 3.1% rise in July, marking the first monthly decline in three months.