Malaysia’s Growth Slows as Exports Sputter, Investment Cools

Malaysia’s economic expansion slowed last quarter after exports and investments cooled, an easing that may persist as subsidy cuts weigh on private consumption.

Gross domestic product rose 5.6 percent in the three months through September from a year earlier, after climbing a revised 6.5 percent in the second quarter, the central bank said in Kuala Lumpur today. That matched the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 26 economists.