Malaysia's GDP growth moderates to 4.4% in 1Q, in line with estimates


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy moderated for a third consecutive quarter to 4.4% in the first quarter of the year (1Q25), as export growth slowed due to a contraction in the mining sector.

The result was in line with official advance estimates of the gross domestic product (GDP) and marginally lower than the 4.5% median projection by a Reuters poll of economists.

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