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TheSun 2009-09-11 Page15 Ipi For July Down 8.4pct Y-O-Y But Up 7.1pct From June
TheSun 2009-09-11 Page15 Ipi For July Down 8.4pct Y-O-Y But Up 7.1pct From June
business KLCI
STI
1,201.28
2,678.23
4.82
27.75
Nikkei
TSEC
10,513.67
7,332.08
201.53
81.36
Hang Seng 21,069.56 218.52 KOSPI 1,644.68 36.91
SCI 2,92.88 21.88 S&P/ASX200 4,570.8 48.6
KL market summary
KUALA LUMPUR: The Industrial recorded decreases of 12% and 1.9%, paper products, printing (16.9%) and
City get 100 HONGKONG DOLLAR 46.3300 43.8800 43.6800
ready for 100 INDIAN RUPEE 7.5200 6.9100 6.7100
Production Index (IPI) fell by 8.4% year-on-year, respectively while that non-metallic mineral products, basic
to 104.9 in July this year from 114.5 of electricity increased by 3.1%. metal and fabricated metal products reality 100 INDONESIAN RUPIAH 0.0371 0.0314 0.0264
in July last year but was 7.1% higher The department also said the drop (11.7%). 100 JAPANESE YEN 3.8400 3.7460 3.7360
when compared with 97.9 recorded in in June output was a revised 13% Meanwhile, the statement said the
checks 100 NEW TAIWAN DOLLAR N/A N/A N/A
June this year, the Statistics Depart- year-on-year. 1.9% drop in the mining sector was pg 27 100 NORWEGIAN KRONE 61.8400 56.7600 56.5600
ment said yesterday. It also said the manufacturing due to the decrease in crude oil index 100 PAKISTAN RUPEE 4.3800 4.0800 3.8800
On a cumulative basis, the index sector output in July recorded an by 5.5% while that of natural gas 100 PHILIPPINE PESO 7.4600 6.9900 6.7900
was down 12% in the first seven increase of 6.2% when compared increased by 8.2%.
months of this year to 97.2 against with preceding June while growth for The mining output also increased 100 QATAR RIYAL 98.3900 93.5900 93.3900
110.5 in the same period last year. the first seven months was lower by by 10% from June 2009 but declined 100 SAUDI RIYAL 95.5400 90.8800 90.6800
In a statement, the department 16.1% against the previous period. 3.9% from January to July 2009. 100 SOUTH AFRICAN RAND 48.5700 44.7200 44.5200
attributed the 8.4% drop in July to a The department attributed the con- As for the electricity sector, the 100 SRI LANKA RUPEE 3.1700 2.9200 2.7200
revised 9.5%, year-on-year, decline in traction in the manufacturing sector output rose 3.5% in July when com- 100 SWEDISH KRONA 52.2200 47.4500 47.2500
June this year. to decreases in three groups namely pared with the preceding month but 100 THAI BAHT 11.1200 9.4300 9.0300
For the month under review, both the electrical and electronics products fell 3.7% in the seven-month period.
the manufacturing and mining indices (26.2%), wood products, furniture, – Bernama -- Source: Malayan Banking Berhad/Bernama