Overview

Sales in the Manufacturing sector expanded 4.6 per cent, stood at RM169.4 billion in November 2025

The Manufacturing sector posted sales of RM169.4 billion in November 2025, expanded 4.6 per cent (October 2025: 6.3%). The growth in sales value within the Manufacturing sector was mainly contributed by the Electrical & electronics products sub-sector, surged 10.8 per cent in November 2025 (October 2025: 11.6%). 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 7.7 per cent (October 2025: 11.3%) and 3.4 per cent (October 2025: 4.6%), respectively. In comparison by month-on-month, sales value declined 1.3 per cent, from RM171.6 billion recorded in October 2025.

Sales value growth in the export-oriented industries which accounting for 70.7 per cent of total sales, improved by 4.6 per cent in November 2025 (October 2025: 6.9%). The performance was primarily influenced by the increase in the Manufacture of computer, electronics & optical products by 11.1 per cent (October 2025: 12.1%). Meanwhile, the Manufacture of vegetable & animal oils & fats grew by 6.5 per cent (October 2025: 12.9%), and the Manufacture of electrical equipment grew by 10.8 per cent (October 2025: 9.3%). On a month-on-month comparison, the growth of export-oriented industries dropped 2.9 per cent (October 2025: 0.8%).

The domestic-oriented industries increased 4.6 per cent in November 2025, after registered 4.8 per cent a month ago. The performance was supported by robust growth in the Manufacture of food processing products with 8.9 per cent in November 2025 (October 2025: 8.5%), as well as in the Manufacture of basic metals (4.5%) and Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery & equipment (4.1%). Furthermore, the domestic-oriented industries increased 2.8 per cent as compared to the preceding month.

A total of 2.4 million employees were recorded in this sector during November 2025, augmented by 0.8 per cent (October 2025: 1.1%). The augmentation was mainly driven by the Food, beverages & tobacco (1.7%); Electrical & electronics products (1.3%); and Non-metallic mineral products, basic metal & fabricated metal products (1.0%). On a month-on-month basis, the number of employees in this sector decreased by 0.2 per cent.

The salaries & wages paid in the Manufacturing sector also posted an expansion of 1.9 per cent (October 2025: 2.4%), amounted to RM8.46 billion in November 2025. In addition, the salaries & wages paid decreased 0.3 per cent compared to RM8.48 billion recorded in the preceding month. Subsequently, the sales value per employee registered at RM69,949 (3.7%), while the average salaries & wages per employee was RM3,492, increased by 1.1 per cent year-on-year.

For the period of January to November 2025, the Manufacturing sector recorded cumulative sales of RM1.8 trillion, grew 4.0 per cent as compared to the same period of 2024 (January – November 2024: 4.5%). The number of employees upticked by 0.8 per cent to 2.4 million persons, while salaries & wages increased by 1.9 per cent to RM92.1 billion. Moreover, the sales value per employee stood at RM742,017, grew 3.1 per cent.

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

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

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DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA

9 January 2026

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