tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post4291730855471538093..comments2024-03-08T21:24:41.954+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: 3Q2012 National Accounts: Defying Gravityhishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-30259456866900650932012-12-03T11:22:22.544+08:002012-12-03T11:22:22.544+08:00Abel,
The state data is available here.
There...Abel,<br /><br />The state data is available <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=98%3Agross-domestic-product-by-state&Itemid=153&layout=default&lang=en" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />There's hardly much to comment about. All the states were affected by the recession, and bounced back afterward except for Sabah. hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-30683264430176213912012-12-02T13:19:58.466+08:002012-12-02T13:19:58.466+08:00hisham
I understand the problem. But i think the ...hisham<br /><br />I understand the problem. But i think the comparison would be a good starting point. Especially for a man on the street.<br /><br />It is hard enough to discern all the political bytes and misrepresentation of data (balooning government debt whilst ignoring the 2009 recession being the cause for exp).<br /><br />abel abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05453578458502560972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-11332510698144305842012-12-01T23:38:05.452+08:002012-12-01T23:38:05.452+08:00Abel,
While I understand the reasons why, I don&#...Abel,<br /><br />While I understand the reasons why, I don't think such a comparison would serve any useful purpose.<br /><br />Many things go into economic performance, of which governance is only one. Trying to figure out the impact of a difference in government, especially when the data is out of date (state GDP only goes up to 2010), is far from easy.<br /><br />For an expanded discussionhishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-77775133192008328732012-11-30T18:19:30.019+08:002012-11-30T18:19:30.019+08:00Hey Hisham
Wanna request that you do a post compa...Hey Hisham<br /><br />Wanna request that you do a post comparing the PR and BN run states in terms of economic performance (GDP, employment) budget management, fihtinh corruption and other measures.<br /><br />Is it really true PR has brought a new renaissance to Penang, wiped out state debt and erdaicated corruption? And that Selangor is better now than in the past?<br /><br />Not sure if you abel abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05453578458502560972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-20095251502652010842012-11-22T15:58:45.481+08:002012-11-22T15:58:45.481+08:00I dunno about tree stress either, though real outp...I dunno about tree stress either, though real output growth in agriculture does seem suspiciously cyclical.<br /><br />But if it does, that would mean that next year might have even more frothiness than I originally thought.hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-60394884775907574972012-11-22T15:41:16.834+08:002012-11-22T15:41:16.834+08:00Agriculture should go up in the near future. The r...Agriculture should go up in the near future. The reason for the weak agriculture growth, at least according to the palm oil plantation companies was "tree stress".<br /><br />Production was crazy in the year before and because of that that, production was bad in 2012, coupled with weak demand. I'm donno is "tree stress" is a make-believe, but if it's true, production Hafiz Noor Shamshttp://maddruid.comnoreply@blogger.com