Business Conditions Index




Conditions Remain Challenging

  • BCI closed lower at 95.3 points
  • Current Index (CI) deteriotes
  • Expectation Index (EI) marginally increased
  • Sales decline
  • Lower domestic and export orders
  • Local prices stabilise


Consumer Sentiments Index




Confidence Tapers Off

  • CSI falls below 100-pint confidence threshold
  • Current Income deteriorates
  • Financial and job expectations lull
  • Growing jitters over rising prices
  • Shopping plans selective and prudent

Malaysian Economic Outlook

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 trade flows. There are growing risks to the global growth tilted to the downside, predominantly due to factors related to trade policy uncertainty and weakening financial market sentiments. There are still lingering uncertainty in trade directions when the ceasefire on the US-China trade war ends on the 1st March 2019. The mounting trade tensions together with other emerging concerns, including slower growth than expected in emerging market economies and the US government shutdown, are causing instability in the financial market.

Newspaper Articles

Articles are in pdf format and are available for download.

Role of Technology in Competitive Market Environment
24 December 2018 - Samirul Ariff
The Edge
Maintaining our Economic Sovereignty
22 October 2018 - Samirul Ariff
The Edge
Adakah Malaysia Mengalami Penyahindustrian Pramatang?
9 Ogos 2018 - Dr Zulkipy Omar
Berita Harian
Is Globalisation a new form of Colonisation?
2 July 2018 - Samirul Ariff
The Edge
Understanding the Costs of Production and Doing Business
19 April 2018 - Samirul Ariff
The Edge
Inflasi Bukan Teras Mendominasi Kadar Inflasi 2017
20 Februari 2018 - Dr Zulkipy Omar
Berita Harian
Dasar Perlindungan dan Risiko Menurun Pertumbuhan Ekonomi
30 January 2018 - Dr Zulkipy Omar
Berita Harian
Bioekonomi Penjana Pertumbuhan Ekonomi
23 January 2018 - Dr Zulkipy Omar
Berita Harian
Peningkatan Nilai Ringgit
16 January 2018 - Dr Zulkipy Omar
Berita Harian

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MIER Presentations

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Press Conference on Quarterly Survey Results and Malaysian Economic Outlook Fourth Quarter 2018

Press Conference on Quarterly Survey Results and Malaysian Economic Outlook Fourth Quarter 2018
Emeritus Professor Dr Zakariah Abdul Rashid

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30 January Press Conference on Quarterly Survey Results and Malaysian Economic Outlook Fourth Quarter 2018
MIER, JKR 606 Jalan Bukit Petaling, 50460 Kuala Lumpur
16 April Twenty-Fourth Corporate Economic Briefing
16 July Thirty-Fourth National Economic Briefing
15 October Press Conference on Quarterly Survey Results and Malaysian Economic Outlook Third Quarter 2019
MIER, JKR 505 Jalan Bukit Petaling, 50460 Kuala Lumpur
26 & 27 November National Economic Outlook Conference 2020-2021
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