Approved Investments in the Manufacturing Sector 

Malaysia recorded RM65.3 billion worth of approved investments in the manufacturing sector for the first nine months of this year, an increase of 16.6% compared with RM56 billion in the same period last year.

Compared with the corresponding period last year, domestic direct investment (DDI) in the manufacturing sector saw a leap of 45.5% to RM25.9 billion during this period while the value of approved foreign direct investments (FDI) increased by 3.2% to RM39.4 billion.

Major Sources of FDI

The leading sources of FDI for the nine-month period were China, Singapore, Switzerland, the United States, the Netherlands, Thailand and Japan.

Manufacturing Projects Approved by Top Five Major Industry