KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Malaysia's leading index (LI) rebounded 5.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to 111.7 points in June 2022 after a rise of 2.3 per cent in May 2022 (111.3 points), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Malaysia's labour productivity as measured by value added per employment in the second quarter this year (Q2 2022) went up 5.5 per cent to record RM23,322 per person compared to RM23,124 per person in the previous quarter.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 17 — The approval to export chicken will only be considered if the domestic chicken supply is not affected, so as to ensure the price of chicken can be controlled, said Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation chairman Tan Sri Annaur Musa.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — The decision to lift the current export ban on chicken and the setting of new ceiling prices for chicken and eggs will only be finalised after the relevant ministries and agencies submit detailed reports on the status of the supply and demand to the Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The foreign direct investment (FDI) position in Malaysia expanded by RM24.1 billion to record RM836.2 billion, as of the end of the second quarter of 2022 (Q2) compared with RM812.1 billion in the first quarter of this year (Q1).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — Malaysia’s current account balance recorded a surplus of RM4.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2) versus RM3.0 billion in the previous quarter, primarily driven by the net exports of goods account, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

SERDANG, Aug 11 — The Veterinary Services Department (JPV) and the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) have been tasked with collecting data related to chicken supply to ensure food safety control is managed in an orderly manner, said Special Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Revenue for Malaysia’s services sector grew 25.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM506.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022 (Q2 2022), the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

PUTRAJAYA, July 7 — The number of unemployed persons in May this year continued to decline with a reduction of 1.8 per cent to 637,700 persons, from 649,300 people the previous month, according to the Statistics of Labour Force for May 2022 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — The unit price index of Building of Cost Material Index (BCI) (without steel bars and with steel bars) for all building categories in Malaysia increased in June 2022 compared with June 2021, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) and Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) towards sharing data analysis, research results and new findings.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) reported that Malaysia’s terms of trade expanded by 1.0 per cent month-on-month to 112.0 points in May 2022, boosted by rising export prices.

PUTRAJAYA, July 3 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today received the Excellence Award as Supporter of National Data Sharing (Public Sector) from the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) in conjunction with the Digital Economy Industry Appreciation Awards.

PUTRAJAYA, June 30 — The economic performance of all states registered positive growth in 2021, with five states recording a better growth rate than the 3.1 per cent growth rate at the national level.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The total number of occupational injuries recorded a 34.09 per cent drop or 21,534 cases last year, compared to 32,674 cases in 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Foreign investment into Malaysia recorded net inflows of RM48.1 billion in 2021 compared to RM13.3 billion in the previous year, while investment abroad registered RM19.7 billion versus RM10.2 billion in 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production decreased by 20 per cent to 22,498 tonnes in April 2022 compared with 28,106 tonnes in March, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The average price of steel bars increased 20 per cent in May 2022 to RM3,910 per tonne from RM3,258 per tonne in the corresponding period last year following the increase in the prices of building materials, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The ringgit ended the week marginally higher against the US dollar after the greenback retreated in light of the slightly lower United States (US) Treasury yields, an analyst said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The ringgit continued its downward trend to end lower against the US dollar today amid higher inflation data, coupled with further gains on the greenback, said an analyst.