Gross domestic product rose 5.8% in the three months through December from a year earlier, after climbing 5.6% in the third quarter, the central bank said in Kuala Lumpur today. That beat all estimates in a Bloomberg News survey of 22 economists where the median was for a 5% increase. The economy grew 6% in 2014.
M'sia's GDP unexpectedly grows 5.8% last quarter
www.kinibiz.com
Malaysia’s economic growth unexpectedly quickened last quarter, an acceleration that may be short-lived as the government cuts spending and a new consumption tax looms.
Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall
