Malaysia’s economic growth accelerated in the third quarter as consumer spending along with the services and construction sectors helped counter the impact of faltering exports.

Gross domestic product expanded 3.3% in the July-September period from a year ago, according to the central bank and the Department of Statistics Malaysia on Friday, in line with the preliminary reading last month and from a 2.9% gain in the second quarter. The economy rose 2.6% quarter-on-quarter.