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KUALA LUMPUR: Operating conditions across the Asean manufacturing sector improved solidly in April, with Malaysian manufacturers signalling a return to expansion territory as new order growth hits an eight-year high.

According to S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the local manufacturing sector recorded a renewed increase in growth momentum at the start of the second quarter of 2022, Bernama reported

Although output levels remained subdued, incoming orders recovered strongly to register the sharpest rise since April 2014 amid improved client confidence, it said.

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.6 in April from 49.6 in March, indicating a renewed improvement in the health of the sector.

“The uptick in the headline figure was led by a sharp recovery in new order volumes, with growth of new business hitting an eight-year high. Firms noted that stronger client confidence had boosted demand in both domestic and external markets,” it said.

Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/05/06/manufacturing-sector-returns-to-expansion