Malaysia's business sentiment remains optimistic in Q2: official survey-Xinhua

Malaysia's business sentiment remains optimistic in Q2: official survey

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-05-28 16:14:00

KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's business sentiment remains optimistic in the second quarter of 2025, reflected by the positive confidence indicator of +2 percent, according to an official survey.

The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that the indicator reflects sustained optimism from the previous quarter of +3.2 percent.

According to the DOSM, services, construction and industry are the sectors that expect steady business conditions in the second quarter of 2025.

Looking ahead to the period from April to September 2025, the overall business outlook continues to reflect positive sentiment with a net balance of +10.9 percent, compared to +11.9 percent in the previous period.