KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appreciated the preliminary estimate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) that shows the Malaysian economy has grown 5.8 per cent in the second quarter compared to 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year, surpassing the economists’ proposal of 5.2 per cent.
Anwar in a Facebook post on Friday said, the national economy continues to show its competencies even though the global geopolitics is unstable, supply chain disturbed and trade uncertainties.
“The reformation and the policies implemented by the MADANI government since three years ago have strengthened the economic base and enables Malaysia to counter the problem with more confidence.
“This achievement will strengthen our determination to continue on the basis of reformation, strengthen the economic competencies and balancing the growth claims, the prosperity of the people and physical responsibility,” Anwar said.
According to Anwar the MADANI government will continue to work harder to enable the strength of the economy is translated to the availability of more quality jobs, increase in income and life that is harmonious and high moral for the people on the whole.
Meanwhile, in the Preliminary Estimate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the Second Quarter of 2026, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) announced that the performance was supported by growth in almost all economic sectors except the agriculture sector which recorded a contraction.
“Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah,” he said to reporters when asked to comment on the DOSM announcement today, after performing Friday prayers at the Dato’ Penghulu Menteri Sungei Ujong Mosque, KLIA Quarters here as reported by Bernama.
Overall, Malaysia’s economy grew 5.6 per cent in the first half of this year compared to 4.5 per cent in the same period in 2025.
Anwar, who is also finance minister, however was also grateful for the slower inflation rate.
DOSM in its statement said, Malaysia’s inflation rate increased at a slower rate of 1.9 per cent in June 2026 compared to 2.0 per cent in the previous month.
DOSM said the slower increase was mainly due to the transport sector, which recorded an increase of 2.8 per cent compared to 3.8 per cent in May 2026.
