Malaysia Leading Economic Index

The Malaysian Leading Economic Index decreased 0.9 percent in February 2017 over the previous month. Leading Economic Index in Malaysia averaged 0.19 percent from 1991 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 4.50 percent in April of 1994 and a record low of -3.30 percent in November of 1991. In Malaysia, the Leading Index provides early signal on the direction in which the economy is going. It is calculated based on real money supply M1, Bursa Malaysia industrial index, real total traded (eight major trading partners: Japan, USA, Germany, UK, Singapore, Thailand, China, Canada), CPI for services (inverted), industrial material price index, ratio of price to unit labor cost (manufacturing), number of housing permits approved, number of new companies registered, trend adjustment factor. The index has a base value of 100 as of 2005. This page provides - Malaysia Leading Composite Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.