KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― The government’s final consumption expenditure further expanded to 9 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2021), supported by higher spending on supplies and services attributed to health-related expenditures. In the first quarter, the government's final consumption...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 ― The government’s final consumption expenditure further expanded to 9 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 , supported by higher spending on supplies and services attributed to health-related expenditures.
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the private final consumption expenditure, which contributed 55 per cent of gross domestic product in Q2 2021, increased 11.6 per cent due to the higher consumption in transport, food and non-alcoholic beverages and communication.
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