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马来西亚经济第一季度增速放缓5.3%。

-- 受中东战争对石油和能源行业的影响,马来西亚经济在第一季度增速放缓。 根据马来西亚统计局周五发布的新闻稿,1月至3月期间,国内生产总值(GDP)增长5.3%,低于上一季度的6.3%。 官方公布的GDP增速低于彭博社调查的分析师此前预测的5.5%。 马来西亚首席统计师莫哈末·乌兹尔·马希丁博士表示:“尽管全球不确定性加剧,尤其是地缘政治紧张局势导致油价高企,但马来西亚2026年第一季度的经济状况依然展现出强劲的韧性。” 各行业中,由于原油和天然气产量下降,采矿和采石业萎缩了1.1%。全球石油供应受到影响,尤其是在美国和以色列对德黑兰发动导弹袭击之际,伊朗决定关闭霍尔木兹海峡——一条重要的全球石油通道。 为应对冲突造成的燃料供应紧张,伊朗政府承诺将生物柴油的强制掺混比例(B10)从10%提高到15%,以促进生物柴油的使用。据《商业时报》报道,经济部长阿克马尔·纳西尔周二发表了上述声明。 其他行业温和扩张。服务业增长5.4%,低于2025年第四季度的6.3%。制造业增长5.8%,低于上一季度的6.1%。农业和建筑业分别增长2.8%和7.8%,低于上一季度的5.4%和11%,伊朗统计局(DOSM)表示。 ING亚太区研究主管迪帕莉·巴尔加瓦表示,马来西亚是亚洲发达国家中能够更好地应对冲突的经济体之一,因为国内需求受到抑制,且劳动力市场紧张。 受交通运输行业价格上涨的影响,该国3月份通胀率上升了1.7%。

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