KUALA LUMPUR: The sales value of the manufacturing sector in November 2018 grew 7.7 per cent to RM71.8 billion from RM66.6 billion reported the same month a year ago, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said yesterday.
In a statement, chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the growth registered in sales value in November was due to an increase in transport equipment and other manufactures products (11.6 per cent), petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products (10.9 per cent) and electrical and electronics products (7.2 per cent).
The total number of employees engaged in the sector increased by two per cent to 1.020 million persons from 1.075 million in November 2017. –Bernama
