Malaysia's economic growth accelerated in the third quarter, driven by robust performance across all main sectors, the Department of Statistics revealed on Friday.
Separate official data showed that Malaysia's trade surplus increased notably in September from a year ago as exports grew faster than imports.
Gross domestic product registered an annual growth of 5.2 percent in the third quarter after rising 4.4 percent in the previous quarter, the flash data said. The expected growth ratr was 4.5 percent.
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