FX.co ★ Malaysia Producer Prices Fall the Least in 5 Months

In August 2025, Malaysia experienced a 2.8% year-on-year decrease in producer prices, marking the sixth successive month of decline. However, this decrease was less severe than the previous month's 3.8% drop and represented the mildest reduction since March. The deceleration was primarily attributed to a marked slowdown in the mining sector, which saw a 3.4% decline compared to July's 8.7% reduction, largely due to a 5.1% fall in crude petroleum extraction. The manufacturing sector continued its downturn, falling by 4.0%, influenced by significant drops in coke and refined petroleum products at 14.9% and in computer, electronic, and optical products at 7.7%. Conversely, the electricity and gas supply sector maintained its growth at 4.1%, a slight increase from July’s 4.0%, and the water supply sector rebounded with a 3.4% rise, recovering from a 0.1% decline in the previous month. Meanwhile, the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector witnessed robust growth of 7.3% compared to 1.1% in July, supported by an 11.6% increase in perennial crops. On a month-to-month basis, producer prices saw a slight rise of 0.1%, down from the 0.3% increase recorded in July.