Malaysia’s November industrial production up 3.6%, above forecast

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s industrial production rose 3.6% from a year earlier in November, above market expectations, government data showed on Friday.

November’s factory output had been forecast to expand 2.6%, according to a Reuters poll.

October’s factory output was revised down to 2.0% from 2.1%.

(Reporting by Danial Azhar; Editing by Martin Petty)