KUALA LUMPUR: The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 49.7 in July, up from 49.3 in June. The latest reading indicates the slowest decline in manufacturing sector health in five months.
“Malaysian manufacturers saw pressure on operating conditions soften at the start of the second half of 2025, as the latest PMI data signalled that the sector moved towards stabilisation. New orders were only fractionally lower than in June, owing in part to an expansion in export sales for the first time in eight months. As such, production levels were scaled back at a softer pace,” S&P Global Market Intelligence economist Usamah Bhatti said.
