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East Asia Update ? November 2006
East Asia Update - November 2006

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Malaysia: Key Indicators
                                             
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 p/ 2007 p/   2005 2006   2006
  Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Output, Employment and Prices                                                  
GDP (% change, previous year) 0.3 4.4 5.4 7.1 5.3 5.5 5.5 6.2 4.4 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Industrial production index (2000=100) 96.7 101.2 110.5 122.5 127.5 .. .. 124.7 124.4 128.2 130.2 131.0 132.9 .. 132.2 129.3 127.5 ..       135.4 136.8 138.4 ..
   (% change, previous year) 6.9 2.3 3.3 4.5 4.1 .. .. 6.6 2.4 2.6 5.5 5.8 6.1 .. 6.6 2.4 2.6 .. 7.0 6.7 5.0 ..
Unemployment rate (%) 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 .. .. .. 3.5 3.1 3.8 .. 3.8 3.4 .. .. .. .. ..       .. .. .. ..
Real wage growth (%) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Consumer price index   (% change, previous year) 1.4 1.8 1.0 1.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.3 4.8 3.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.9 4.1 3.3 3.3
Public Sector                                                  
Government balance (% GDP) /1 -5.5 -5.6 -5.3 -4.3 -3.8 -3.6 -3.0 2.3 -2.2 -0.6 -3.6 3.8 4.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic public sector debt (% GDP) 1/ .. .. .. 40.5 39.4 39.3 39.7 .. .. .. 39.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign Trade, BOP and External Debt                                                  
Trade balance ($US billion) /2 14.2 14.3 21.4 21.2 26.3 37.6 40.9 6.6 6.0 6.2 7.6 8.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.2 2.5 2.8 ..
Exports of goods ($US billion) /2 88.0 94.1 104.7 126.5 141.0 160.2 179.9 32.3 34.4 36.6 37.7 36.0 39.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13.4 13.8 14.6 ..
   (% change, previous year) 17.9 6.9 11.3 20.8 11.4 13.6 12.3 13.7 10.8 8.3 13.2 9.6 14.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14.6 19.8 17.5 ..
Key export: Electronics (% change, previous year) -17.3 6.7 -2.6 20.8 19.1 .. .. 9.7 21.6 19.2 24.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Imports of goods ($US billion) /2 73.7 79.8 83.3 105.3 114.6 122.6 139.0 25.7 28.4 30.4 30.2 27.7 33.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11.2 11.3 11.8 ..
   (% change, previous year) 21.3 8.2 4.4 26.4 8.9 7.0 13.4 10.1 8.0 9.4 8.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15.5 13.8 20.4 ..
Current account balance  ($US billion) 7.3 8.0 13.3 14.9 20.4 23.7 26.0 5.5 4.7 5.1 4.4 5.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
   (% GDP) 8.3 8.4 12.9 12.6 15.5 16.1 16.0 18.1 14.9 14.8 6.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign direct investment (US$ billion) 0.3 1.3 1.1 2.6 3.3 .. .. 0.0 0.7 -0.4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total external debt ($US billions) 3/ 45.6 48.9 49.1 52.8 51.8 .. .. 52.8 52.3 53.9 51.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
   (% GDP) 51.9 51.3 47.3 44.6 39.7 .. .. 43.3 42.2 42.1 39.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term debt ($US billion) 3/ 6.3 8.5 8.8 11.5 12.2 .. .. 10.7 11.4 13.5 12.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Debt service ratio (% exports of g&s) 6.8 6.6 6.2 4.4 .. .. .. 5.5 4.1 4.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Reserves, including gold ($US billion) 30.5 34.2 44.9 66.7 70.5 77.6 87.6 72.4 75.2 79.7 70.2 73.4 78.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78.8 79.1 79.3 79.5
   (months imports of goods) 4.2 4.5 6.5 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.6 8.5 7.9 7.9 7.0 7.2 7.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.1
Financial Markets                       .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Domestic credit  (% change, previous year) 2.2 8.2 11.3 11.2 13.9 .. .. 10.5 15.7 13.9 13.9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Short-term interest rate /4 3.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 .. .. 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Exchange rate (end-period)  3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Real effective exchange rate (1990=100, + = appn) 92.8 92.9 85.4 80.5 .. .. .. 78.2 80.0 82.3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
   (% change, previous year) 5.5 0.1 -8.1 -5.8 .. .. .. -2.3 -1.7 1.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Stock market index  (4/4/1986=100) 696.1 646.3 793.9 907.4 899.8 .. .. 871.4 888.3 927.5 899.8 926.6 914.7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 914.7 935.9 958.1 ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Memo: GDP  (US$ billions) 88.0 95.3 104.0 118.3 130.6 .. .. 30.5 31.6 34.1 34.5 34.1 35.2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35.2 .. .. ..
                                             
p = projection
1/ Federal government
2/ Customs-clearance basis
3/ Source: Treasury and Bank Negara Malaysia
4/ 3-month interbank rate

 
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