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, 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, Oct 25 — Malaysia saw its leading index (LI) contraction narrowed by 0.5 per per cent to 109.7 points in August 2023 from a decline of one per cent from 108.9 points in July 2023, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The Leading Index (LI) for July 2023 anticipated a modest economic performance after registering 109.0 points, a 0.9 per cent decrease year-on-year from 109.5 points in July 2022, said the Department of Statistics (DoSM) today.

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, Oct 31 — MIDF Research has maintained its forecast for Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.6 per cent despite concerns over external developments.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The Leading Index (LI), which predicts the country’s economic direction four to six months ahead on average, remained stable by registering 109.5 points in July 2022 against 105.2 points in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — Malaysia's leading index (LI) rebounded 5.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 111.7 points in June 2022 after a rise of 2.3 per cent in May 2022 to 111.3 points, signalling confidence towards further economic growth.

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, June 23 — Malaysia’s economic recovery is in a better direction, as the performance of the Leading Index (LI) for April 2022 eased to a better negative of 0.5 per cent from a negative 1.4 per cent in March 2022, said 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, March 25 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI), a predictive tool used to anticipate economic upturns and downturns in an average of four to six months ahead, has indicated that the country’s economic growth momentum will be a little slower due to geopolitical conflict, among others.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Malaysia's latest key economic indicators had pointed to a favourable performance indicating continued recovery momentum, 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, Dec 24 — The annual Leading Index (LI) rose 0.3 per cent to attain 109.5 points in October 2021 after registering 0.6 per cent in September 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — Malaysia expects to see healthier economic prospects going forward, with its leading index (LI) rebounding 0.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 110.5 points in September 2021, after a contraction of 2.3 per cent (109.8 points) in August, according to 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 30 — Malaysia's economy is expected to face challenges in maintaining its recovery momentum amidst the continuous Covid-19 outbreak, said the Department of the Statistics (DOSM) today.

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).