KUALA LUMPUR: Businesses foresee an improving business situation for the third quarter (3Q) of 2023 with the confidence indicator turning positive to 0.7 per cent from -3.1 per cent in the second quarter (2Q), says the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said this was supported by factors such as the stability of the job market, the upsurge in domestic tourism, and optimistic expectations in the health tourism industry.
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