PETALING JAYA: Economists remain cautious about Malaysia’s manufacturing and industrial sectors, even as the country has begun 2026 on a strong footing by posting a 5.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth to its Industrial Production Index for January.
The expansion, which accelerated from December’s 4.8% and surpassed the market’s expectation of 5.0%, would have reinforced optimism that the economy can maintain steady growth this year.
