KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The Leading Index (LI) continued its positive trend by registering a 3.5 per cent growth and reached 113.4 points in June 2024, compared to 109.6 in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Malaysia’s economic growth is expected to show a better performance in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) saw a 0.2 per cent decrease to 109.8 points in November 2023 as compared to 110.0 points in the same month of the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Malaysia’s leading index (LI) contraction narrowed by 0.2 per cent year-on-year to 109.2 points in October 2023 from 109.4 points in October 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — The slower contraction in Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI), which fell by -0.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in September versus -0.5 per cent in August, indicates that Malaysia’s growth prospects are improving, said MIDF Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Malaysia's leading index (LI) improved to negative 0.3 per cent by recording 109.3 points in September compared to negative 0.5 per cent, anticipating a healthier economic prospect in the near future, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd (MIDF Research) has reiterated its forecast that Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 4.2 per cent in 2023 before picking up to 4.7 per cent next year following the narrower contraction in the leading index (LI) recorded in August 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Leading Index (LI) for Malaysia declined further to negative 2.7 per cent, registering 108.4 points in April 2023 from 111.4 points in the preceding year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, April 20 — The Leading Index (LI) registered a growth of 0.6 per cent to attain 111.6 points in February 2023 from 110.9 points in February 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — Malaysia's leading index (LI) remained moderate by recording a decrease of 0.4 per cent to 110.5 points in November 2022 compared to 110.9 points in November 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The Malaysian economy is expected to start moderating in the months ahead in 2023 impacted by global economic uncertainty, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — Malaysia's leading index (LI) rebounded 2.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 111.2 points in May 2022, up from a y-o-y contraction of 0.5 per cent in April 2022 (110.8 points), indicating a positive economic outlook in the months to come, says the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Malaysia's economic recovery will continue to be resilient, as the Leading Index (LI) level continues to show an upward trend, rising to 111.3 points in March 2022 from 110.9 points in February 2022, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) performance remained positive in December 2021, rising by 2.1 per cent to 111.5 points from 109.2 points in December 2020, indicating a more sanguine economic outlook in the months ahead despite the surge in Covid-19 cases, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) performance remained positive in November 2021, rising to 111.3 points from 109.4 points in November 2020 as the economy gradually recovered from the Covid-19 disruptions, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) continued to register positive growth, rising by 0.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 105.6 points in June 2021 from 105.1 points in June 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — Malaysian economy is anticipated to face challenges in preserving the recovery momentum as the Leading Index (LI) which acts as an indicator of the future movement of the overall economy eased to 6.9 per cent in May 2021 year-on-year (y-o-y) after rising 15.7 per cent in April, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Malaysia is expected to continue to chart economic recovery based on the smooth growth rate of the Leading Index (LI), which increased to 8.6 per cent to reach 109.5 points in September 2020 compared with 100.8 points in the same month in 2019, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) expects the country’s economy to continue its recovery trend based on the smoothed growth rate of leading index (LI), a predictive tool to anticipate upturns and downturns in the economy.