KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Research firm BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has raised its 2025 Malaysia gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 4.7 per cent from 4.6 per cent previously, “which would be in line with the country’s pre-pandemic standards.” It said the updated forecast would fall...

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The number of unemployed in September continued to drop to 555,300 with an unemployment rate of 3.2 per cent, according to the September and Third Quarter (Q3) 2024 Labour Force Statistics issued by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) growth moderated to 2.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in September from a 4.1 per cent y-o-y growth in August, dragged by weaker production in the manufacturing and electricity sectors, according to the Department of Statistics (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sector recorded a 3.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in September 2024, achieving RM148.2 billion in total sales, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Services sector revenue in Malaysia grew by 5.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q 2024), reaching RM618.5 billion, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) released the 2023 Cost of Living Indicator (KSH) report during its 75th Diamond Jubilee celebration today.

BUTTERWORTH, Nov 2 — Leakages and wastage in government subsidies allocated to the people must be effectively addressed through accurate data and information provided by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 1 — The incidence of sexual assault against children in 2023 saw a significant increase, of 21.1 per cent, with reported cases rising to 1,389, from 1,147 in 2022, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 29 — Pneumonia emerged as the leading cause of death in Malaysia in 2023, with 18,181 recorded fatalities, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Malaysia's export prices in September 2024 slipped by 0.6 per cent to 149.3 points from 150.3 points in August while import prices fell 1.9 per cent to 129.5 points, said the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes of goods at the producer level, fell year-on-year to 2.1 per cent in September after seven consecutive months of growth, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 — The number of live births rose by 7.7 per cent to 455,761 births in 2023 compared to 423,124 in 2022, according to the Vital Statistics Malaysia 2024 report released today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 — The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, including e-commerce, has generated RM427.7 billion for Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023 compared to RM411.6 billion in 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index decreased by 1.9 per cent in 2023 (2022: 7.8 per cent), mainly due to the contraction in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-13.8 per cent), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — A total of 64.8 million local tourists were recorded in the second quarter of 2024, marking a 23.8 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

PEKAN, July 22 — The findings of the 2024 Agriculture Census will shed light on numerous opportunities in the agricultural sector, providing valuable insights for the public.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The number of occupational injuries increased by 58.9 per cent to a record 34,216 cases in 2022 compared with 21,534 cases in the previous year, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — The government is planning to revise the Statistics Act 1965 in the Dewan Rakyat in July to boost the Statistics Department’s (DOSM) role in strengthening the field.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 4 — The median monthly wage in March for Malaysian formal employees was RM2,600, an increase of 8.3 per cent from RM2,400 in March 2022, said the Employee Wages Statistics (Formal Sector) Report, First Quarter 2023.

By Selangor Journal Team GOMBAK, June 28 — Selangor's economic achievements last year, as outlined by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), effectively quashes allegations of under-performance levelled by former menteri besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali. Current postholder Dato' Seri...