Approved Manufacturing Investment Fell In 1Q, Amid Weaker Global

Economic Research	21 June 2016
Malaysia
Economic Highlights
Approved Manufacturing Investment Fell In 1Q, Amid Weaker Global Total approved manufacturing investment declined further by 73.6% y-o-y to RM8.9bn in 1Q 2016, after dropping by 16.4 % to MY7.0bn in 4Q last year and compared with +13.3% or MYR18.2bn in 3Q the same year. This was reflected in the fall in domestic manufacturing investment approvals by a wider margin and foreign direct investment (FDI) approvals slipping to a decline during the quarter. Economist:  Peck Boon Soon  | +603 9280 2163 Economist:  Vincent Loo Yeong Hong  | +603 9280 2172 Economist:  Mohd Aris Nazman Maslan  | +603 9280 2184
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