Malaysia: Economy Grows 5.3 Percent in Q3 in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - October 17, 2026 Aerial and street-level footage shows Kuala Lumpur's financial district and commercial areas in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 17, 2026. Malaysia's economy grew 5.3 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2026, slowing from 6 percent in the previous quarter, according to advance estimates released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia; growth was supported by all sectors except mining and quarrying, which contracted 4.9 percent, while manufacturing expanded 7.5 percent and the economy grew 5.5 percent in the first nine months of the year. (Video by Li Shutong, He Guanghai, Zul, Jonathan Tham Yao Ming/Xinhua/Sipa USA) *** World Rights Except China *** CHINA OUT ***