Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said the growth was driven by real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals and the number of housing units approved.
PETALING JAYA: The economy is anticipated to face challenges in preserving the recovery momentum as the Leading Index (LI), which acts as an indicator of the future movement of the overall economy, eased to 6.9% in May 2021 year-on-year (y-o-y) after rising 15.7% in April, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said the growth was driven by real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals and the number of housing units approved.
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