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# Malaysia's advance Q3 GDP growth eases to 5.3% as manufacturing expands
- URL: https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/malaysia-q3-2026-advance-gdp-growth-53-percent/
- Published: 2026-10-16T09:13:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T09:13:49.000Z
- Description: Malaysia's Q3 advance GDP estimate shows slower annual growth than in Q2, while manufacturing accelerated. DOSM expects to release fuller preliminary figures on 18 November.
- Author: Southeast Asia Editorial Team
- Tags: News, #sea-section-news, #google-news, Malaysia

[The Department of Statistics Malaysia](https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/release-content/file%5F20261016113824.pdf?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) said in its 16 October release that GDP grew an estimated 5.3% from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2026, compared with 6.0% annual growth in Q2\. The department put Q3 output at RM466.4 billion in constant 2015 prices. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, DOSM reported growth of 4.6%, compared with 1.9% in Q2.

Manufacturing grew 7.5% year on year, up from 7.3% in the second quarter. DOSM attributed the stronger result mainly to export-oriented industries, including electrical, electronic and optical products and petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products. It estimated manufacturing output at RM109.1 billion in constant 2015 prices. Services expanded 5.4%, compared with 5.9% in Q2, with wholesale and retail trade, information and communication, and finance and insurance among the supporting activities. Services output was estimated at RM276.2 billion.

Other sectors moved in different directions. Agriculture returned to 1.3% growth after contracting 3.7% in Q2\. DOSM cited higher output from oil palm and livestock. Mining and quarrying contracted 4.9%, following 9.2% growth in Q2, with lower crude oil and condensate production contributing to the decline. Construction grew 6.0%, easing from 6.5%; non-residential buildings and specialised construction activities supported its expansion.

DOSM's GDP series shows annual growth of 5.4% in Q1 2026, 6.0% in Q2 and an advance 5.3% in Q3\. The latest quarter is below both earlier 2026 readings on that measure. Across the first nine months of 2026, DOSM estimated GDP growth of 5.5% from a year earlier, compared with 4.8% over the corresponding period of 2025\. The department's constant-price estimate for those three quarters was RM1.35 trillion.

The Q3 advance calculation uses information available for July and August and estimates for data not yet reported. DOSM says the result is an early indication and is subject to revision when more complete statistics arrive. It has scheduled its preliminary Q3 GDP release for 18 November 2026.

**Source:** [DOSM's Advance Gross Domestic Product Estimates, Q3 2026](https://www.dosm.gov.my/uploads/release-content/file%5F20261016113824.pdf?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com).