Overview

Sales in the Manufacturing sector increased 6.3 per cent, hit RM171.7 billion in October 2025

The Manufacturing sector posted sales of RM171.7 billion in October 2025, expanded 6.3 per cent (September 2025: 4.3%). The growth in sales value within the Manufacturing sector was mainly contributed by the Electrical & electronics products sub-sector, surged 11.5 per cent in October 2025 (September 2025: 6.4%). The growth was further supported by the Food, beverages & tobacco and the Non-metallic mineral products, basic metal & fabricated metal products sub-sectors, which rose by 11.6 per cent (September 2025: 9.1%) and 4.6 per cent (September 2025: 2.7%), respectively. In comparison by month-on-month, sales value increased by 1.4 per cent, from RM169.3 billion recorded in September 2025.

Sales value growth in the export-oriented industries which accounting for 71.9 per cent of total sales, improved by 6.9 per cent in October 2025 (September 2025: 3.8%). The performance was primarily influenced by the increase in the Manufacture of computer, electronics & optical products by 12.1 per cent (September 2025: 6.1%). Meanwhile, the Manufacture of vegetable & animal oils & fats grew by 13.4 per cent (September 2025: 7.8%), and the Manufacture of electrical equipment grew by 8.9 per cent (September 2025: 10.1%). On a month-on-month comparison, the growth of export-oriented industries increased 0.9 per cent (September 2025: 0.7%).

The domestic-oriented industries increased 4.8 per cent in October 2025, after registered 5.7 per cent a month ago. The performance was supported by robust growth in the Manufacture of food processing products with 8.5 per cent in October 2025 (September 2025: 10.5%), as well as in the Manufacture of basic metals (6.6%) and Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery & equipment (6.3%). Furthermore, the domestic-oriented industries increased 2.7 per cent as compared to the preceding month.

A total of 2.4 million employees were recorded in this sector during October 2025, augmented by 1.1 per cent (September 2025: 1.0%). The augmentation was mainly driven by the Food, beverages & tobacco (2.0%); Electrical & electronics products (1.5%); and Non-metallic mineral products, basic metal & fabricated metal products (1.1%). On a month-on-month basis, the number of employees in this sector remained to increase at 0.5 per cent.

The salaries & wages paid in the Manufacturing sector also posted an expansion of 2.4 per cent (September 2025: 2.0%), amounted to RM8.5 billion in October 2025. In addition, the salaries & wages paid rose to 1.0 per cent compared to RM8.4 billion recorded in the preceding month. Subsequently, the sales value per employee registered at RM70,760 (5.2%), while the average salaries & wages per employee was RM3,497, increased by 1.3 per cent year-on-year.

For the period of January to October 2025, the Manufacturing sector recorded cumulative sales of RM1.6 trillion, grew 3.9 per cent as compared to the same period of 2024 (January – October 2024: 4.5%). The number of employees upticked by 1.1 per cent to 2.4 million persons, while salaries & wages increased by 1.9 per cent to RM83.7 billion. Moreover, the sales value per employee stood at RM670,857, grew 2.8 per cent.

The full publication of the Monthly Manufacturing Statistics, October 2025 can be downloaded through eStatistik portal.

Data for October 2025 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the November 2025 publication.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA

12 December 2025

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