Overview

Malaysia’s Producer Price Index continues to ease with a 0.1 per cent decline in October 2025

• Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) continued its downward trend, recording a 0.1 per cent decrease in October 2025, after a 0.8 per cent decrease in the previous month.

• The Manufacturing sector declined by 0.6 per cent in October 2025 (September 2025: -2.1%), mainly due to the drop in Manufacture of coke & refined petroleum products (-5.1%) and Manufacture of computer, electronic & optical products (-1.6%) indices. The Mining sector also contracted by 1.0 per cent (September 2025: 1.1%), weighed down by the Extraction of crude petroleum (-2.2%) index. Conversely, the Agriculture, forestry & fishing sector increased by 2.7 per cent (September 2025: 7.8%), supported by the Growing of perennial crops and Animal production (3.0%) index. Meanwhile, in the utilities sector, both Electricity & gas supply and Water supply indices posted increases of 4.3 per cent and 10.8 per cent, respectively.

• On a month-on-month basis, the PPI Local Production recorded no change in this month. The Agriculture, forestry & fishing sector rose by 0.9 per cent (September 2025: 2.1%) attributed to the increases in Animal production (2.0%). The Manufacturing sector also inclined by 0.3 per cent, similar to the previous month, due to Manufacture of computer, electronic & optical products (0.7%) and Manufacture of food products (0.5%) indices. The Water supply sector also went up 1.5 per cent, following a 4.8 per cent increase in the previous month. In contrast, the Mining sector declined by 4.8 per cent, from a 1.1 per cent increase in September 2025. This contraction was attributed to decreases in both Extraction of natural gas (-6.3%) and Extraction of crude petroleum (-4.1%) indices. The Electricity & gas supply sectors also declined by 0.3 per cent.

• The Intermediate materials, supplies & components index contracted by 0.2 per cent (September 2025: -1.2%), due to the Processed fuel & lubricants (-3.7%). The Finished goods index also recorded a decrease of 1.0 per cent (September 2025: -1.8%), weighed down by the Capital equipment (-1.8%). Meanwhile, the Crude materials for further processing index increased by 1.2 per cent (September 2025: 2.4%), attributed to the Non-food materials (0.6%).

• On a month-on-month basis, the Intermediate materials, supplies & components index edged up by 0.2 per cent. In contrast, both Crude materials for further processing and Finished good indices declined by 0.4 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively.

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