Malaysia Economic Outlook
June 21, 2022
GDP growth accelerated in Q1 amid a broad-based improvement. Turning to this quarter, the government’s Endemic Phase strategy to live alongside the virus should be buttressing overall activity. In April, the unemployment rate reached its lowest level since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, which should have supported private spending. Similarly, the manufacturing PMI averaged higher in April–May compared to the previous quarter. On the external front, the country is expected to benefit from currently-elevated prices for its main exports: palm oil, rubber and natural gas. Meanwhile, on 1 June, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced a ban on chicken exports in an effort to control rising price pressures. Although the ban has since eased to a selection of chicken products, the ongoing restrictions are likely to impact trade.Malaysia Economic Growth
The economy is set grow at a swifter pace this year, buttressed by a less strict pandemic management strategy and recovering activity in the tourism sector. In addition, higher commodity prices should sustain exports. That said, a tighter monetary policy could weigh on growth, while uncertainty ahead of September’s general elections clouds the outlook. FocusEconomics panelists predict the economy growing 6.2% in 2022, which is up 0.3 percentage points from last month’s forecast. In 2023, the panel sees the economy expanding 4.8%.Malaysia Economy Data
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Malaysia Facts
| Value | Change | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Yield | 3.32 | 0.15 % | Dec 31 |
| Exchange Rate | 4.09 | 0.0 % | Jan 01 |
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Malaysia Economic News
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Malaysia: Merchandise exports gain steam in May
June 20, 2022
Merchandise exports soared 23.0% annually in May, following April’s 16.7% jump.
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Malaysia: Industrial output growth ebbs in April
June 10, 2022
Industrial output grew 4.6% in year-on-year terms in April, which followed March's 5.1% increase.
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Malaysia: Inflation increases in April
May 25, 2022
Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.24% over the previous month in April, moderating from the 0.32% increase recorded in March.
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Malaysia: Economic growth records quickest expansion since Q2 2021 in Q1
May 13, 2022
GDP growth gained steam, coming in at 5.0% year on year in the first quarter, up from 3.6% in the fourth quarter of last year.
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Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia hikes rate in May
May 11, 2022
At its meeting on 10–11 May, the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) voted to raise the overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.00% from at its all-time low of 1.75%, after standing pat 10 consecutive times.
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