PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 — Key socioeconomic indicators for some states improved in 2022, buoyed by a 248.1 per cent rise in domestic tourism expenditure reaching RM64.1 billion, versus RM18.4 billion in 2021.

PUTRAJAYA, July 28 — The average household income in Malaysia increased by 2.4 per cent in 2022 to RM8,479 compared to RM7,901 in 2019, according to the Household Income and Household Expenditure Survey 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Malaysia’s export and import unit value indices rose a marginal 0.1 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively, in June 2023, Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Malaysia’s micro, small-and-medium enterprises (MSME) achieved a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 11.6 per cent in 2022, surpassing the national GDP growth of 8.7 per cent, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Malaysia’s total trade for June 2023 amounted to RM222.1 billion (May 2023: RM223.8 billion) with exports and imports recorded RM124.0 billion and RM98.2 billion, respectively, the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) decreased further by -4.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in June 2023 against -4.6 per cent in May, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The compensation of employees in Malaysia grew 6.5 per cent in 2022 and contributed 32.4 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued to ease in June to 2.4 per cent, the lowest level recorded so far in 2023, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Malaysia’s trade surplus widened by 11.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM25.81 billion in June 2023, marking the 38th consecutive month of trade surplus since May 2020, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded a monthly sales value of RM138.0 billion, growing 6.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in May 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade posted a monthly sales value of RM136 billion, up 6.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Malaysia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2023 increased to 3.3 per cent with the index points standing at 130.0 from 125.9 in the same month last year, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Malaysia’s trade momentum is likely to show signs of improvement by early in the second half of this year riding on the global economic recovery, says RHB Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Malaysia's trade growth fell by 14.5 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in April 2023 to RM198.0 billion amidst global economic uncertainties.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — Malaysia’s manufacturing industry operated with a 79.6 per cent capacity utilisation in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q 2023), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, May 18 — Malaysia’s labour productivity as expressed by value added per hour worked posted a 2.1 per cent growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, with total hours worked increasing 3.5 per cent to 9.2 billion hours, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — Malaysia’s current account balance (CAB) continued to record a surplus of RM4.3 billion or 1.0 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q 2023), down from RM27.5 billion (5.9 per cent of GDP) in the previous quarter.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Malaysia’s labour demand continues to show an upward trend with a 2.7 per cent increase in the total number of jobs in the first quarter of 2023 (ST1 2023), thus exceeding the pre-pandemic level, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The number of live births in Malaysia in the first quarter of 2023 was 111,604, an 8.9 per cent increase over the first quarter 2022 figure of 102,466.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales grew 12.8 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM407.4 billion in the first quarter (1Q) of 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).