Malaysia’s leading economic index climbed 2.6% month on month in October 2025, recovering from a 0.5% drop in the previous month and marking the first increase in three months. Two of the seven components rebounded: housing units approved (0.5% vs -0.8% in September) and real imports of other basic precious and non-ferrous metals (1.8% vs -0.6%). Meanwhile, real semiconductor imports advanced at a faster pace (0.5% vs 0.3%), and real money supply continued to rise (0.1% vs 0.3%). By contrast, declines were seen in expected manufacturing sales value (-0.1% vs -0.1%), new company registrations (-0.1% vs 0.002%), and the Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index (-0.1% vs 0.4%). On a year-on-year basis, the leading index rose 3.6%, following a 0.8% gain in the previous month. Meanwhile, the coincident index, a gauge of current economic conditions, increased 0.6% after rising 0.2% in September.