KUALA LUMPUR: The leading index (LI) for October 2025 rose 3.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 116.2 points from 112.2 points, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).
The increase was underpinned by strong double-digit growth in three LI components, namely the number of housing units approved (51.2%), real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (39.2%) and real imports of semiconductors (32.4%).
