HIGHLIGHTS

Manufacturing Sales registered RM52.3 billion in July 2016

The sales value of the Manufacturing sector in July 2016 decreased 3.4% (RM1.8 billion) to record RM52.3 billion as compared to RM54.1 billion reported a year ago.

Total employees engaged in the Manufacturing sector in July 2016 was 1,024,823 persons, an increase of 0.1% or 1,007 persons as compared to 1,023,816 persons in July 2015.

Salaries & wages paid in July 2016 increased by 6.5% (RM192.4 million) to record RM3,162.7 million.

Productivity decreased by 3.5% to record RM51,001 as compared with the same month of the previous year.

 

*Notes:

Data for July is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the August 2016 publication.

 

Released By:

THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
9 SEPTEMBER 2016

Contact person:
Ho Mei Kei
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Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Tel : +603-8885 7942
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Email : mkho[at]stats.gov.my