Malaysia’s industrial production in September expanded at a pace well below expectations, as growth slowed across all sectors. Manufacturing output grew by only 5.7% year on year in September, compared to a growth of 7.6% in August, according to data from the Statistics Department. Previously in August, the same department reported that the country’s economy had defied expectation in the second quarter, when GDP grew at the fastest rate in more than two year on the back of domestic demand and robust exports.  Just last week, local media reported that Nikkei Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 48.6 in October from 49.9 in September.