Malaysia March industrial output seen slowing to 4.6% y-o-y: poll

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's industrial production in March likely rose 4.6 per cent from a year earlier, a Reuters poll showed, slowing slightly from the previous month.

Factory output in February had expanded 4.7 per cent year-on-year, rebounding after two months in which the pace of expansion slowed.

Malaysia's exports rose 24.1 per cent in March from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month, but remained robust on higher shipments of manufactured goods and commodities.

REUTERS