Malaysia’s economy grows 6% in Q2 2026, with uneven sector performance
Malaysia’s economy expanded 6.0% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 5.4% in the first quarter, according to the Department of Statistics…
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Construction work reaches RM47.8 billion as commercial building activity expands
Malaysia recorded RM47.8 billion of construction work in the second quarter of 2026, an 8.8% increase from a year earlier, DOSM reported.
July inflation eases to 1.8% as food and housing inflation picks up
Malaysia’s headline inflation rate was 1.8% in July 2026, compared with 1.9% in June, according to DOSM’s Consumer Price Index release.
Formal-sector median monthly wage stands at RM3,027 in March
The median monthly wage among Malaysian formal employees was RM3,027 in March 2026, according to DOSM’s first-quarter formal-sector wages release.
Malaysia records RM10.8 billion current-account surplus in Q2
Malaysia’s current account remained in surplus in the second quarter of 2026 at RM10.766 billion, compared with RM15.157 billion in the first quarter, according to OpenDOSM’s…
Malaysia’s external investment position returns to net assets in Q2
DOSM’s second-quarter international investment position release reports net external assets of RM68.3 billion, compared with net liabilities of RM67.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026.
Business confidence indicator turns positive for Q3 2026
Malaysia's business confidence indicator returned to positive territory for the third quarter of 2026, reaching 5.9% after a negative 1.8% reading in the previous quarter, according…
Retail trade volumes rise annually in July but slip from June
Malaysia's non-seasonally adjusted retail trade volume index rose 4.1% from a year earlier to 193.5 points in July 2026, according to provisional figures from DOSM. The…
Malaysia Approved Investments Reach RM218.5 Billion in 1H 2026: What the Numbers Show
Malaysia approved RM218.5 billion of investments in the first six months of 2026. The headline number is large, but the more useful story is where the…
Malaysia Manufacturing Sales Rise 9.1% in July 2026, Led by E&E
Malaysia's manufacturing sector recorded RM177.3 billion in sales in July 2026, with electrical and electronics products again setting the pace. Export-oriented industries remained the largest contributor,…
Data Centres and Cloud Account for RM95.8 Billion of Malaysia’s 1H 2026 Approved Investments
Data-centre and cloud-computing projects accounted for almost RM96 billion of Malaysia's approved investments in the first half of 2026. The scale shows how quickly digital infrastructure…
Why E&E Remains Central to Malaysia’s Manufacturing Growth in 2026
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