Consumers continue to remain vigilant despite steady rise in confidence index

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s consumer confidence index has steadily rose since the start of the year to 99 points in the third quarter of this year.

According to the latest Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confi­dence and Spending Intentions, Ma­laysian consumers’ confidence was previously at 92 points during the first quarter, Q1, which is the lowest point between 2010 and this year.