KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales reached RM921.5 billion in the January-June 2024 period, increasing by 3.7 per cent versus the 3.5 per cent growth in the same period a year ago, said the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 8 — The Volume Index of Services experienced a robust 6.7 per cent growth in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, recording 152.2 points, according to Volume Index of Services, Second Quarter 2024, released today by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd expects consumer demand to maintain its expansionary trajectory in the second half of 2024 (2H 2024).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade grew 5.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in June 2024, to register sales of RM146.0 billion, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Malaysia’s Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) grew marginally by 0.7 per cent to 115.7 points in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024), compared to a 1.0 per cent increase in 1Q 2024, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 5 — Water supply, as well as sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities, registered a RM18.9 billion gross output value in 2022, which increased by 6.3 per cent annually from 2015.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Malaysia’s financial services achieved a 10.6 per cent combined annual growth from 2015 to 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, July 31 — Malaysia’s total population in 2024 is estimated at 34.1 million as compared to 33.4 million in 2023 with a growth of 1.9 per cent, according to the Current Population Estimates, Malaysia, 2024, released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Economic Census 2023 report has revealed that the manufacturing sector’s gross output value increased 7.5 per cent annually to RM1.89 trillion in 2022 compared to 2015, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Selangor is one of the five states and territories which dominated Malaysia’s exports, accounting for 82.9 per cent of the total in June 2024, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — The gross domestic product (GDP) of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) grew 5.0 per cent in 2023 — outpacing Malaysia economic growth of 3.6 per cent — with a value added of RM613.1 billion.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Malaysia’s inflation remained at 2 per cent in June, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia's economic growth, projected at 5.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024), will enable the country to rise as a strong nation.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Malaysia’s economy is estimated to expand by 5.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024), up from 4.2 per cent in the previous quarter and the highest since 4Q 2022’s 7.4 per cent, according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The ringgit rebounded to open slightly higher against the US dollar on positive sentiment ahead of the release of Malaysia’s advance second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024) gross domestic product (GDP) estimates today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 — AmBank Group has projected Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) estimates for the second quarter of 2024 (2Q 2024) to register a growth of 5.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) amid sustained domestic demand and better exports.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production rose 20.1 per cent month-on-month to 25,608 tonnes in May 2024 from 21,325 tonnes in April 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade expanded 7.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to register a monthly sales value of RM147.9 billion in May 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

ARAU, July 7 — Approximately 1.3 million households nationwide are expected to participate in the 2024 Agriculture Census, which begins today and ends in October, with over 5,000 enumerators mobilised for this purpose.

SHAH ALAM, July 3 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia's report published yesterday indicates that Selangor is a very important state in contributing to Malaysia's economic growth, said Muhammad Izuan Ahmad Kasim.