Unravelling the figures

By Chan Huan Chiang

June 2010 UTTER ECONOMICS
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How to read the 2009 Bank Negara Report.Official numbers for the Malaysian economy are released twice every year, in March by Bank Negara Malaysia and on Budget day in September by the Federal Treasury. The number that gets the most attention and is most hotly debated is the growth of the gross domestic product or GDP, which is usually attributed to how well exports are doing. On occasions, the rate of inflation gets mentioned. Regardless, GDP growth is reported as...

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Chan Huan Chiang

is a senior research fellow at the Penang Institute.

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