KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy expanded 5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, above the median expectation of 4% growth by a Reuters poll of economists.
The improved performance compares to a 0.5% contraction in gross domestic product in the same quarter in 2021 (1Q21) and growth of 3.6% in the immediate preceding quarter (4Q21).
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