KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — The inflation rate for December moderated to 1.7 per cent, with the index points at 133.4 as against 131.2 in December 2023, according to the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — The economy has sustained strong growth in the first three quarters of 2024, expanding by 5.2 per cent from January to September, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Malaysia’s inflation rate for November declined to 1.8 per cent, down from 1.9 per cent in October this year, the first decline since August 2021, said the Statistics Department.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 19 — Domestic tourism performance showed strong growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024, recording 66.3 million visitors and an expenditure of RM25.6 billion, the Statistics Department (DOSM) reported today.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 — The 2024 Third Quarter (3Q) Labour Force Statistics report showed labour demand hit its highest level since 2018, with 9.01 million job openings.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The construction sector sustains its momentum with positive growth of 22.9 per cent, reaching RM41.1 billion in the third quarter (3Q) of 2024, compared with a 20.2 per cent increase, amounting to RM38.9 billion in 2Q.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Malaysia witnessed encouraging economic performance in July 2024, with the leading index (LI) registering 5.2 per cent, reaching 115.1 points as compared with 109.4 points in the same month of the previous year, said the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The industrial production index (IPI) expanded by 5.3 per cent in July, following 5 per cent growth in the previous month driven by a surge in manufacturing output, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 9 — The labour force in July grew by 0.1 per cent to 17.2 million from 17.17 million in June, while the labour force participation rate was unchanged at 70.4 per cent, according to Labour Force Statistics released today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Sales of Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade rose 6.7 per cent year-on-year to RM149 billion in July 2024, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, rose by 1.3 per cent in July after increasing 1.6 per cent in June, said the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — July inflation has remained at 2 per cent since May, said the Statistics Department (DOSM) in a recent report.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — The services sector revenue surged 6.8 per cent on-year to a record RM607.1 billion in the second quarter (2Q) of 2024, said the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose by 1.6 per cent on year in June, from 1.4 per cent in May, said the Statistics Department.