In brief
Malaysia’s manufacturing sales climbed 10.7% in Q3 2026 to 553.5 billion ringgit, up from 9.3% in Q2. The sector also grew 5.5% from the previous quarter, with electrical and electronics equipment up 23.9%. Year‑to‑date sales rose 8.5% to 1.58 trillion ringgit, reflecting a robust industrial trend.
On Tuesday, the Department of Statistics Malaysia released data showing that manufacturing sales rose 10.7 percent year‑on‑year in the third quarter of 2026, reaching 553.5 billion ringgit (about 136.62 billion U.S. dollars), according to a report by Xinhua.
From the previous quarter, sales jumped 5.5 percent, pointing to a steady monthly momentum in the sector.
For the first nine months of 2026, cumulative manufacturing sales totaled 1.58 trillion ringgit, an 8.5 percent increase over the same period in 2025; by contrast, the January‑to‑September period in 2025 saw only a 3.6 percent rise.
In September itself, manufacturing sales were 191.1 billion ringgit, up 12.9 percent year‑on‑year, compared with a 9.9 percent gain recorded in August.
The growth was led by the electrical and electronics equipment subsector, whose sales surged 23.9 percent during the quarter.
