Malaysia's manufacturing PMI rises slightly to 49.5 in February

KUALA LUMPUR, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was 49.5 in February, up from 49 in January, signaled a slight deterioration in business conditions that was the softest since the current sequence of decline began in September 2022.

S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a statement on Friday that the historical relationship between the