KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in January 2025, led by growth in manufacturing sector output, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value increased by 3.5 per cent in January 2025 (December 2024: 5.7 per cent), amounting to RM158.1 billion, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sector began the year with total sales of RM148.9 billion in January, a 4.6 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Malaysia’s natural gas production rose three per cent to 2,948.8 billion cubic feet in 2024, rebounding from previous declines, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Seven states surpassed the nation’s manufacturing industry capacity utilisation of 81.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q 2023: 79.9 per cent) with the first three states being Labuan at 97.9 per, followed by Johor (84.8 per cent), and Pahang (84.6 per cent).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — Malaysia’s services sector revenue surged 6.3 per cent to a new high RM2.4 trillion in 2024 compared with RM2.3 trillion in the previous year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 10 — Selangor had one of the lowest unemployment rates nationwide, at 1.7 per cent, in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The value of construction work done in Malaysia in 2024 grew by 20.2 per cent to RM158.8 billion, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 17 — Approximately 86.94 per cent of dismissal cases have been resolved at the Industrial Court of Malaysia (MPM) from 2019 to 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors is optimistic that Malaysia's 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) will exceed the advance estimate of 5.1 per cent announced today by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Malaysia’s 2024 gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 5.1 per cent compared to the 3.6 per cent growth recorded in 2023, supported by positive growth across all sectors, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — The Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 3.6 per cent year-on-year in November 2024, driven by sustained output growth in the manufacturing sector, according to the Department of Statistics (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Selangor, Penang, Johor, Sarawak, and Kuala Lumpur dominated Malaysia’s exports, accounting for 83.8 per cent of the total in November, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 24 — Malaysia recorded 5.74 million graduates in 2023, reflecting a 4.2 per cent increase, with over two-thirds employed in skilled occupations, according to the Graduates Statistics 2023 report released today.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 19 — Malaysia’s domestic tourism recorded strong growth in the third quarter of 2024 with a record of 66.3 million visitors and a total expenditure of RM25.6 billion, according to a report by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Malaysia's e-commerce income grew by four per cent to RM918.2 billion in the first nine months of 2024, with the highest surge recorded in the second quarter (2Q), amounting to RM309.8 billion, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 10 — The Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose by 2.1 per cent year-on-year in October 2024, spurred by steady output growth in the manufacturing sector, according to the Department of Statistics (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 10 — All economic sectors registered an increase in the mean monthly salaries and wages in 2023 compared to the previous year, with mining and quarrying topping the scale at RM5,623, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — The manufacturing industry achieved capacity utilisation of 82.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q 2024), an increase of 3.0 percentage points from the same quarter the previous year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — Malaysia's total trade increased 2.1 per cent to RM244.3 billion in October, up from RM239.3 billion a year earlier, driven by growth in both exports and imports, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).