"Malaysia Food & Drink Report Q1 2016" now available at Fast Market Research

We hold an optimistic view on the Malaysian consumer through to 2019, although conditions will remain challenging throughout the rest of 2015. Our Asia Country Risk team forecasts real private consumption growth at 4.0% in 2015, on the back of 4.2% real GDP growth. We expect the combination of increased taxes (GST has been implemented since April 1) a weaker currency and relatively high household debt to weigh on private consumption in Malaysia in 2015 and beyond. As a result, real private consumption will slow down from 7.3% in 2014 to 4.0% in 2015. Over the next five years, it will average 4.9% annually, down from 7.1% in the previous decade. Despite continuing concerns about fuel price hikes, we believe declining global grain prices, subdued money supply growth and benign wage price pressure will keep Malaysia's consumer price inflation moderate as we head through 2015.

Headline Industry Data

2015 total food consumption sales growth (local currency): +3.7%; compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 2014-2019: +3.3%.
2015 per capita food consumption sales growth (local currency): +2.1%; CAGR 2014-2019: +1.9%.
2015 total soft drinks value sales growth (local currency): +3.6%; CAGR 2014-2019: +3.7%.
2015 total MGR value sales growth (local currency): +7.3%; CAGR 2014-2019: +7.5%.

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The Malaysia Food & Drink Report features BMI Research's market assessment and independent forecasts for food and drink expenditure, consumption, sales, and imports/exports and forecasts for the mass grocery retail sector. The report also includes analyses of major regulatory developments, the background macroeconomic outlook and competitive landscape comparing national and multinational companies by leading products and services, sales, investments, partners and expansion strategies.

BMI's Malaysia Food & Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, business investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the food and drink industry and the mass grocery retail market in Malaysia.

Key Benefits

* Benchmark BMI's independent food and drink industry forecasts for Malaysia to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Malaysian food and drink market.
* Target business opportunities and risks in Malaysia through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments.
* Exploit latest competitive intelligence on your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity) and Competitive Landscape Tables.

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