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Economic Briefing 4 August 2007. Presentation Outline. Indicators of selected countries Malaysia’s key economic indicators MIER 2Q07 Surveys Near-term outlook. GDP Growth (%). Domestic Investment (% of GDP). Export Growth (%). CAB as % of GDP. FDI Inflows. US$ billion.
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Economic Briefing 4 August 2007
Presentation Outline Indicators of selected countries Malaysia’s key economic indicators MIER 2Q07 Surveys Near-term outlook
FDI Inflows US$ billion
Inflation Rate (%) 58.5% 20.5%
MALAYSIA’s KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS • Leading index • External trade • Exports to major partners • Import sources • Industrial Production Index (IPI) • Foreign direct investments (BOP) • Monetary indicators • Inflation • Exchange rates • External reserves • Unemployment • Productivity performance • MIER survey trends
Composite Indices & GDP Growth %change yoy
Manufactured goods E&E Oil+LNG Palm oil External Trade • exports dominated mainly by manufactures, especially E&E • export structure remain unchanged but value-added have increased Source: DOSM
USA Singapore EU Japan China Exports to Major Partners • traditional markets for Malaysia: US, Singapore, EU and Japan • Singapore, EU and Japan show declining market share • China account for an increasing share of Malaysia’s exports Source: DOSM
Foreign Direct Investments • FDI (from BOP), although increasing, still far from pre-crisis levels • Malaysian investment abroad rising • portfolio flows remain volatile Source: DOS
Total Approvals (LHS) USA (RHS) Japan UK Singapore China Foreign Approvals in Manufacturing • total of 571 projects approved in 2006, level of FDI approved highest to date • foreign investments amount >RM20 billion (43.9% of total) • Japan largest source of investments Source: MIDA
Foreign Approvals by Country, Jan-May’07 Source: MIDA
Foreign Approvals by Industry, Jan-May’07 Source: MIDA
Inflation Rate • inflation soften following peak of 4.8% in March’06 due to higher price of fuel • core inflation also trending generally lower Source: BNM
Monetary Indicators • Moderate growth in M1, M2 and M3 Source: BNM
RM vs. Major Currencies Source: BNM
RM vs. Regional Currencies Source: BNM
Current Account Balance current account surplus still sizeable, at 17.8% of GNP in 2006
Foreign Reserves • international reserves at a sizable US$98.4 billion in June 2007 • equivalent to nearly 8.9 months of retained imports & 8.7 times the short-term external debt Source: BNM
Unemployment Rate • employment rose an average of 3.3%pa with 1.6 million jobs created between 2001-2005 Source: DOSM
Productivity Performance • favourable productivity growth thanks to continuous efforts to enhance productivity and high capacity utilisation in both domestic and export-oriented industries Source: NPC
Real Interest Rate (%) Inflation 3mFD
Malaysia: External Debt RM billion
Business Conditions Surveyon firmer footing points • BCI chalked an impressive 16.6 points to 122.1 • uptick in sales • pickup in output activities • higher local orders • turnaround in export orders
BCI and Quarterly GDP Growth % GDP growth Quarter BCI GDP GDP y-o-y q-q 2Q07 122.1 1Q07 105.5 5.3 -1.9 4Q06 107.2 5.7 0.5 3Q06 107.8 6.0 3.9 2Q06 102.4 6.1 2.7 1Q06 102.5 6.0 -2.8 4Q05 100.5 5.2 1.8 3Q05 102.7 5.3 3.8 2Q05 106.0 4.1 2.4 1Q05 104.1 6.1 -2.9 BCI
Productionshifting to higher gear % responded ‘better’ • 44% increased production, higher than 26% in 1Q07 • output of wood and wood-based products continue to accelerate (75% reported increase) • increases also observed in food and beverage, textiles and apparel, paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, non-metallic products, basic metal and metallic products
Capacity Utilisationup a notch % responding positively • capacity utilisation averaged 80.4 from the previous reading of 79.6 • industries like paper and paper products, non-metallic products maintained capacity between 81-100% • chemicals and chemical products, rubber and rubber-based products also shifted to near-full capacity
Capital Investmentgoing strong % responding positively • 28% reveal higher investments, edging up from 22% in 1Q07 • firms from food and beverage, textiles and apparel committed more funds for capital investment
Inventoriessmooth flow • 19% reported fatter stockpiles, lower than 27% in previous quarter • stocks running lower for textiles and apparel and plastics and plastic products % responded ‘higher’ stocks