KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — The manufacturing sector posted sales of RM171.7 billion in October 2025, a 6.3 per cent increase versus the 4.3 per cent recorded in September 2025, said the Malaysian Statistics Department (DOSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the sales growth was mainly contributed by the electrical and electronics products sub-sector, which surged 11.5 per cent in October 2025 (September 2025: 6.4 per cent).
“The growth in sales value was further supported by the food, beverages and tobacco and the non-metallic mineral products, basic metal and fabricated metal products sub-sectors, which rose by 11.6 per cent (September 2025: 9.1 per cent) and 4.6 per cent (September 2025: 2.7 per cent), respectively,” he said in the Monthly Manufacturing Statistics, Malaysia report for October 2025 today.
On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, sales rose by 1.4 per cent, from RM169.3 billion in September 2025.
“Sales value growth in the export-oriented industries, which accounted for 71.9 per cent of total sales, improved by 6.9 per cent versus 3.8 per cent a month ago.
“The performance was primarily influenced by the increase in the manufacture of computers, electronics and optical products by 12.1 per cent (September 2025: 6.1 per cent)," Uzir said.
Meanwhile, the manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats grew by 13.4 per cent (September 2025: 7.8 per cent), and the manufacture of electrical equipment rose by 8.9 per cent (September 2025: 10.1 per cent).
On a m-o-m basis, export-oriented industries grew 0.9 per cent, up from 0.7 per cent a month ago.
Likewise, the domestic-oriented industries increased 4.8 per cent after registering 5.7 per cent a month ago, supported by robust growth in food processing products with 8.5 per cent against 10.5 per cent in September, as well as in the manufacture of basic metals (6.6 per cent) and of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (6.3 per cent).
Furthermore, domestic-oriented industries rose 2.7 per cent compared to the preceding month.
On staff count, he said manufacturing recorded 2.4 million employees, up 1.1 per cent from September 2025, when it grew by one per cent; salaries and wages rose 1.9 per cent to RM83.7 billion.
Uzir added that the manufacturing sector recorded cumulative sales of RM1.6 trillion for the January-October 2025 period, up 3.9 per cent against 4.5 per cent for the same period a year ago.
Sales value per employee was RM670,857, a 2.8 per cent increase.
