Malaysia GDP growth accelerates to 5.9% in Q2

Robust consumption leads to strongest expansion in six quarters

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Malaysian shoppers, like this woman at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur, consumed at a robust pace to help Malaysia's economy expand in the second quarter of 2024. © Reuters

NORMAN GOH, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's economy in the April-June quarter grew 5.9% from a year earlier, accelerating from a 4.2% expansion during the previous three months, according to central bank data released on Friday.

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