TABLE-Malaysia economic indicators -Jan 31, 2012

31-Jan-2012 Intellasia | Reuters | 8:45 PM

Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:05pm EST

GDP (pct,y/y)
 Q3 '11 Q2 '11  Q1 '11  Q4'10   Q3 '10  Q2 '10  Q1 '10  Q4 '09 Q3 '09
  5.8    4.3     4.9     4.8     5.3     8.9     10.1    4.4   -1.2

 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (pct, y/y)
 NOV  OCT  SEP  AUG  JUL  JUN  MAY  APR  MAR  FEB  JAN  DEC  NOV  OCT
 1.8  2.9  2.5  3.0 -0.6  1.3 -5.6 -1.7  2.9  5.0  1.0  4.2  5.1  3.1

 MANUFACTURING SECTOR (Production index (pct,y/y)
 NOV  OCT  SEP  AUG  JUL  JUN  MAY  APR  MAR  FEB  JAN  DEC  NOV  OCT
 4.0  6.2  8.2  4.8  1.5  4.5  0.6 -0.4  5.3  7.9  4.5  7.8  6.5  4.5

 MINING SECTOR (Production index (pct,y/y)
 NOV  OCT  SEP   AUG  JUL  JUN  MAY  APR  MAR  FEB  JAN  DEC  NOV  OCT
-4.2 -5.7 -12.0 -1.4 -7.5 -8.6 -20.1 6.9 -6.9 -4.0 -0.7 -6.7 -3.4  1.7

 ELECTRICITY SECTOR (Production index (pct,y/y)
 NOV  OCT  SEP  AUG  JUL  JUN  MAY  APR  MAR  FEB  JAN  DEC NOV OCT SEP
 2.9  1.9  6.4  1.4  4.6  3.6 -1.6 -0.7  0.7  0.7  0.3  2.4 4.9 5.0 3.1

 MANUFACTURING SALES (pct, y/y)
 NOV  OCT  AUG  JUL  JUN  MAY  APR   MAR   FEB  JAN  DEC  NOV OCT SEP
 6.3  11.8 10.8 10.8 12.9 8.0 15.5  14.1  10.9  7.7 11.4  8.4 2.9 7.6

 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEC NOV OCT SEP AUG JUL JUN MAY APR MAR FEB JAN
 (pct, y/y)           3.0 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.4

 MERCHANDISE TRADE (bln rgt)
          NOV   OCT   SEP   AUG   JUL   JUN   MAY   APR   MAR   FEB
 Exports  56.9  63.6  58.7  58.6  59.2  57.9  55.1  57.8  61.9  49.7

 Imports  47.4  50.1  49.0  47.6  49.8  50.0  46.6  46.8  50.5  39.2
 Trade
 balance   9.5  13.3   9.6  11.0   9.5   7.9   8.5  11.0  11.3  10.4

 CURRENT ACCOUNT (bln rgt)
                Q22010     Q12010    Q42009   Q3 2009  Q2 2009
 Goods           30.8       45.0      38.0     33.4     33.1
 Services        -0.39      -0.09     -0.14     0.1      1.0
 Income          -8.6       -8.9      -5.6     -1.6     -1.5
 Transfers       -5.6       -5.6      -4.8     -6.7     -3.9

                 AUG '11 JUL '11  JUN '11  MAY '11  APR '11  MAR '11
Passenger cars   52,559  44,835   36,838   40,936   45,335   56,483
Commercial        5,823   5,417    4,952    5,109    5,601    6,782

THREE-MONTH INTERBANK RATE (pct) (KLIBOR)
JAN 30 JAN 27 JAN 25 JAN 20 JAN 18 JAN 16 JAN 13 JAN 11 JAN 06 JAN 03 DEC 29
3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22   3.22


 MONETARY AGGREGATES (pct,y/y)
    NOV  OCT  SEP  AUG  JUL  JUN  MAY  APR  MAR  FEB  JAN  DEC  NOV
 M1 13.8 16.6 13.3 13.7 14.5 14.5 13.1 16.2 14.0 13.2 17.9 11.7 9.9
 M2 12.8 11.8 13.0 10.8 11.6 12.4 11.6 10.7  8.6  8.3  9.1  7.1 8.1
 M3 12.4 11.4 12.5 10.6 11.6 12.4 11.1 10.1  8.2  7.9  8.9  7.0 8.2

 COMMERCIAL BANKS' BASE LENDING RATE (pct)
                 JAN '12 DEC '11 NOV '11 OCT '11 SEP '11 AUG '11
 TOP THREE BANKS 6.60    6.60    6.60    6.60    6.60    6.60

 NET NON-PERFORMING LOANS OF BANKING SYSTEM
  (3-mth classification)
 NOV OCT SEP AUG MAY APR  MAR  JAN  DEC  NOV  OCT SEP  AUG  JUL  JUN
 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1  2.2  2.2  2.0  2.0  2.0 2.0  2.1  2.1  2.2

 BANK NEGARA RESERVES (bln ringgit)
 JAN 13 DEC 30 DEC 15 NOV 30 NOV 15 OCT 31 OCT 14 SEP 30 SEP 15 AUG 29
 423.5  423.4  429.8  429.1  429.7  429.1  427.9  417.2  414.5  412.1

 EXTERNAL DEBT (bln ringgit, end of period)
                  2009    2008p   2007p   2006   2005    2004
 Total external   264.6   235.6   187.4   184.5  197.7   200.6
 US$ equivalent    79.72   66.61   50.3    51.8   52.8    49.1

 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (pct of workforce)
 2010   2009   2008p 2007   2006   2005    2004    2003    2002
  3.6   3.7    3.3   3.3    3.3    3.5     3.5     3.5     3.9

 NOTE - Figures may not total due to rounding.
      - The latest labour market data is up to December 30
      - p: preliminary
      - f: forecast

SOURCES
Finance Ministry, Bank Negara, Statistics Department, Malaysian
Automotive Association and Economic Planning Unit.

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