KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia’s Leading Index (LI) annual growth rate saw a marginal 0.2 per cent decline in June, at 113.4 points compared with 113.6 points a year ago, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).
The LI provides an early indication of turning points in the business cycle and the near-term direction of the economy.
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the decline reflected weaknesses in four out of seven components, with the most notable drop -27.4 per cent fall in the real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals.
“On a month-on-month basis, the LI also declined by 0.5 per cent, affected by decreases in the real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (-1 per cent) and the real imports of semiconductors (-0.5 per cent),” he said in a statement today.
DOSM said the smoothed growth rate of the LI for June remained below 100.0 points, and this is anticipated to indicate easing economic momentum.
“The outlook is supported by a strong domestic foundation but weighed down by external challenges,” said DOSM.
Meanwhile, it said the coincident index (CI), which reflects current economic performance, grew by 1.7 per cent to 128.2 points in June 2025 versus 126.1 points a year ago.
“This increase was driven by improvements across all components, with the real Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contribution value recording the highest rise at 6.1 per cent.
“On a monthly basis, the CI rose 0.4 per cent, aided by the Industrial Production Index (IPI), which advanced by 0.3 per cent,” DOSM added.
