Malaysia's August industrial production up 13.6%, above forecast
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FILE PHOTO: A foreign worker works at a plastic containers factory during an enhanced lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Pulau Indah, Malaysia July 8, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's industrial production in August rose 13.6% from a year earlier, beating expectations, government data showed on Wednesday.
August's factory output had been forecast to expand 9.5%, according to 12 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.
(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Ed Davies)
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