KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — Malaysia’s leading index (LI) maintained its positive growth for 14 consecutive months, rising 0.4 per cent to 112.5 points in January 2025 versus 112.1 points in January 2024, said Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Malaysia's inflation rose at a slower pace of 1.5 per cent in February 2025, with the index standing at 134.1 points compared with 132.1 in the same month a year earlier, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — Malaysia records RM933.4 million in flood losses in 2024, equivalent to 0.05 per cent of the nominal gross domestic product, showed the Special Report on the Impact of Floods in Malaysia released by the Statistics Department (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — Malaysia's total trade in November increased 2.9 per cent to RM237.8 billion versus RM231.1 billion a year ago, driven by growth in exports and imports, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Malaysia’s leading index (LI) remained positive in September 2024, recording a 1.8 per cent annual growth to reach 111.5 points versus 109.5 points in the same month a year ago, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — The manufacturing sector’s sales value for September 2024 reached RM162.3 billion, reflecting a 2.9 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Malaysia's inflation rate for September 2024 eased to 1.8 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent in August this year, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Statistics Department (DOSM) today reported that advance estimates indicate Malaysia's economy grew by 5.3 per cent in the third quarter (3Q) of 2024, following a robust 5.9 per cent growth in the preceding quarter.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Malaysia’s inflation rate for August 2024 has eased to 1.9 per cent, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reaching 133.2, compared to 130.7 in the same month of the previous year, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 — The number of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) increased from 907,065 in 2015 to 1,069,831 in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4 per cent, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 12 — Malaysia’s domestic tourism showed impressive growth in 2023 when it recorded a total expenditure of RM78.7 billion compared to RM59.2 billion in the previous year, according to the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production increased by 27.0 per cent to 37,960 tonnes in July 2024 compared to 29,881 tonnes in June 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The manufacturing sector’s July 2024 sales value reached RM157.1 billion, registering a 9.1 per cent jump versus the corresponding month and marking its highest growth since February 2023, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — Eleven districts in Malaysia have been identified as ageing districts where seven per cent of the population comprise those aged 65 years and over, according to the Current Population Estimates, Administrative District, 2024 published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

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, Aug 21 — Seven states have surpassed the national manufacturing industry capacity utilisation rate in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The number of jobs in the economic sector increased by 1.5 per cent to record 8.96 million in the second quarter of 2024, according to Employment Statistics released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd anticipates Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to reach 6.0 per cent in the second quarter (2Q) of 2024, which is slightly above the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) advance estimate of 5.8 per cent.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 9 — The labour force showed a positive trend in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, with a 1.1 per cent increase to 17.15 million persons compared to 16.96 million in Q1 of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by five per cent year-on-year in June 2024, sustaining a positive momentum for six consecutive months, driven by consistent growth in the manufacturing sector, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).