Leading index decreases 1.5% to 108.5 points in January 2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s near-term economic growth is expected to face challenges with the leading index (LI) decreasing 1.5 per cent to 108.5 points in January 2023 from 110.2 points in January 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

The LI is a predictive tool used to anticipate economic upturns and downturns in an average of four to six