The Statistics Department , in a statement, said the improvement was supported by a significant increase in the number of housing units approved .
Nevertheless, the persistent decreases in the real imports of other basic precious & other non-ferrous metals and real imports of semiconductors influenced the overall growth. “Looking at the monthly performance, the LI recorded -0.7% for the reference month compared to a -0.5% in the previous month. The decline was due to the contractions in all components except for the Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index and the expected sales value, manufacturing ,” chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin said.The smoothed growth rate of the LI for July 2023 continues below the 100.
In terms of the current economic situation, the coincident index recorded 123.5 points in July 2023, increasing by 2.2% compared to 120.8 points in the same month of the previous year.At the same time, the monthly performance of the CI rebounded 0.2% as compared to a -0.9% in the previous month, driven by the volume index of retail trade
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