Consumer Sentiments Index News Today

While business and consumer sentiment in Malaysia showed signs of recovery in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), both continued to have a guarded outlook on the economy ahead, according to a local think-tank.

ExplainSpeaking looks at the caste-wise data on two broad counts — employment and consumer sentiments — sourced from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE) Economic Outlook.

Our guest author Subhas Warrier says most economic indicators for India are showing an upbeat picture.

Thanks to high domestic demand, the country has the means to mitigate any shocks to the economy caused by external factors.

Amid the global geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices, Malaysia’s transition into the endemic phase and the re-opening of international borders are shoring up consumer sentiment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) executive director Lee Heng Guie has today said key economic indicators including gross exports, industrial output, wholesale and retail trade sales, banks’ loan demand, etc, showed that the economy has bottomed out, albeit...

The Malaysian Institute of Economic Research's (MIER) Consumer Sentiments Index's (CSI) reading had in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) rose to its highest level since 3Q13 at 101.7, which is also the first time since 3Q18 that the CSI’s reading had surged past the 100-point optimism threshold in a sign that Malaysian consumer sentiments are looking up once again due to the easing of Covid-19 pandemic-driven movement restrictions.