Malaysian Economic Outlook


The MEO is MIER's forecasted expectations for how well the Malaysian economy will perform during an upcoming quarter with forecasted expectations for inflation, productivity growth, unemployment and balance of trade.


The Malaysian economy grew by 4.7% in 2018 as projected by MIER. The economy is set to grow at a slower pace this year due to the slowdown in global demand as well as in domestic demand. The US-China trade war continues to be the major downside risk for the world growth although there has been posit...

The Malaysian economy is estimated to grow by 4.7% in 2018 pending the fourth quarter results. There are more data available pointing towards a moderation in growth for this year as we have projected earlier. The global economy continues to grow at a moderate pace amid a brittle demand and lessened...