Manufacturers upbeat in Q1


  • Business
  • Wednesday, 16 Apr 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: Manufacturers were surprisingly upbeat in the January-March period, underpinned by higher sales, production volumes and expected export sales, according to the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).

In its Business Conditions Index (BCI) survey report for the first quarter 2008 issued on Wednesday, MIER said the BCI -- which tracks domestic manufacturing activity -- rebounded 14.3 points quarter-on-quarter.

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