SHAH ALAM, June 28 — Selangor has been recorded as the state with the most number of people being active in sports and exercises, with an impressive 1.3 million of its citizens leading a healthy lifestyle.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, June 27 — The economic achievements recorded by Selangor last year, as highlighted by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in its latest report, serve as an insurance that the state will remain stable and prosperous. This is according to Menteri...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Malaysia's Producer Price Index (PPI) contracted at a faster pace of 4.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in May 2023 compared with the 3.0 per cent drop posted in the preceding month.

PUTRAJAYA, June 19 — Job vacancies advertised online posted an increase of 3.5 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year to record 211,509 vacancies compared to 204,420 vacancies recorded in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, June 16 — Selangor recorded by far the highest sales value among all states in the country during the recent Ramadan and Aidilfitri bazaars, making up over one-fifth of the overall RM2.5 billion. In total, Selangor's sales value amounted to RM564.2 million,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — Malaysia's strong economic performance in 2022 clearly underscored global investors' confidence and the government's commitment to maintain macroeconomic stability, an economist said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — After years of serving as the nation’s economic majority, the Malaysian middle class or M40 is now losing ground.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Unemployment in the country has dropped to its lowest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 602,000 individuals in October, compared to 605,000 in September, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The net capital stock (NKS) which represents the wealth of Malaysia’s economy, increased to RM3.28 trillion in 2021 from RM3.22 trillion in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 4 — The average monthly salaries and wages received by employees in Malaysia increased by 3.5 per cent in 2021 to RM3,037 compared to RM2,933 in 2020, according to the 2021 Salary and Wage Survey Report released by the Statistics Department (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The export volume index increased 7.7 per cent in August 2022 compared with July, contributed by the rise in miscellaneous manufactured articles (11.9 per cent), machinery and transport equipment (7.9 per cent), as well as mineral fuels (7.8 per cent).

SHAH ALAM, Sept 22 — The Selangor Department of Statistics (DOSM) has denied its officers are involved in robbery or impersonation cases, that have gone viral on social media recently.

MELAKA, Sept 12 — The use of current statistics or data is crucial for the country’s governance at all levels so that any policy and measure the government implements can have a strong impact, especially on Malaysians.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Malaysia’s retail trade is expected to grow by 17.6 per cent this year, supported by improving macro outlook and fundamentals, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd Research (MIDF Research).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — A total of 26 selected agricultural commodities recorded a Self-Sufficiency Ratio (SSR) of over 100 per cent in 2021, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade value hit RM130.7 billion in July 2022, registering 41 per cent growth year-on-year (y-o-y) due to an increase in the retail trade sub-sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar on Friday as sentiment improved thanks to Malaysia’s manufacturing sales value which grew by 23.8 per cent to RM148.4 billion in July and a stronger Industrial Production Index (IPI) data, said a dealer.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 1 — The ceiling price of a five kg bottle of cooking oil will be reduced to RM33.50 from RM34.70, from September 8 to October 7, said chairman of the Special Task Force on Jihad against Inflation Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production, which measures the costs of goods at the factory gate, eased to 7.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2022 from 10.9 per cent y-o-y in June 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Business sentiment continued to be positive for the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 with the confidence indicator of +4.7 per cent compared to +3.5 per cent in the previous quarter (Q2), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia's (DOSM) latest business tendency statistics.