The report also said that business sales rose by 1 percent.

To keep growing, Compaq and other computer companies must sell to the consumer market as business sales slow down.

And business sales fell 1.1 percent, to $7.2 billion despite higher calling volumes.

Insurance agents generate 90pc of new business sales in Malaysia, according to the company.

The strength in business sales was paced by a 1.4 percent increase at manufacturing plants.

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Going out of business sales continued for most of the next two months.

Analysts said underlying economic growth remained strong despite a pause in business sales.

But total business sales fell 1 percent, to $836.4 billion.