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Economy contracts 6.2% in 1Q

By Surin Murugiah

May 27, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian economy contracted 6.2% on-year in the first quarter of 2009, the worst since the Asian financial crisis, as manufacturing output shrank sharply as exports and industrial production fell.

Bank Negara said on 27 May that manufacturing contracted 17.6%, mining fell 5.2% while agriculture saw a 4.3% decline. Services also showed a decline of 0.1% but construction rose just 0.6%.

According to economists, the contraction was worse than expected. In the fourth quarter of 2008, the economy grew at only 0.1%.

The central bank said the sharp contraction in the first quarter was due to a significant deterioration in external demand, following the deepening recession in advanced economies.

Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz said the large inventory drawdown, particularly in the manufacturing and commodity sectors also contributed to the decline in growth in 1Q09.

Read more here.


This article first appeared on Wednesday, 27 May 2009 under the same heading in www.theedgemalaysia.com. Used with permission.

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: contract, economy, Surin Murugiah, The Edge, Zeti Aziz

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  1. kanna says

    May 27, 2009 at 10:47 pm

    May the Almighty give the powers-that-be the wisdom and the courage to bubar DUN and return Perak to its people.

    This is what happens when the leaders are not truthful to the people …….. pay more attention to the economy and less to greed and pride….

    We must be the only nation with two finance ministers who are both greenhorns ……. correct me if I’m wrong….

  2. james au says

    May 27, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    Malaysia’s economy contracted 6.2% is deplorable. Police arrests on ordinary [citizens] increase 620% is plausible!

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