Zafrul: GDP growth 'clearly' rebounds after April
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Although gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter (Q2) was -17.1 percent compared to the same period last year, the data showed that the economy had rebounded after April, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
"It must be highlighted that a deeper analysis shows a clear improvement in GDP growth from April (-28.6 percent) to May (-19.5 percent) and then to June (-3.2 percent) (compared to the corresponding months last year).
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