Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the manufacturing index rose 6.9 per cent, electricity index inched up 0.8 per cent, and mining index added 0.3 per cent. "Simultaneously, the growth of the manufacturing sector was driven by both of the export-oriented industry (7.8 per cent) and domestic-oriented industry (5.1 per cent). The mining sector output grew 0.3 per cent in March 2022 compared to the same period of the previous year. The electricity sector output rose 0.8 per cent in March 2022 compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, in terms of month-on-month comparison, the electricity index increased 13.0 per cent.

Source: The Star May 10, 2022 15:38 UTC