BUSINESS and consumer sentiment in the first quarter of the year reached their highest levels since 2002, said the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Mier) in its latest quarterly survey.
Mier said its business conditions index gained 2.1 percentage points during the first quarter to 112, the highest level since the second quarter 2002, suggesting there are brighter business prospects for the manufacturing sector this year.
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