- Gross domestic product rose 5.6% from a year earlier, Bank Negara Malaysia said in a statement Friday. Growth was 4.5% in the fourth quarter
- The median estimate of 22 economists surveyed by Bloomberg was 4.8%
- Compared with the previous quarter, GDP rose 1.8% versus the 1.2% economists had forecast
Malaysia’s economy is picking up speed, driven by household spending and a recovery in exports that’s helped by higher oil prices. The central bank forecast growth of as much as 4.8% this year from 4.2% in 2016.

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