Sales value of Wholesale & Retail  Trade  recorded  RM135.1 billion  in  January  2023,  registered  a  growth  of 12.4 per cent year-on-year. The positive  growth  was  contributed  by  all  sub-sectors,  namely  Retail  Trade  21.7 per cent, Motor Vehicles 20.1 per cent, and Wholesale Trade 3.1 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered 8.6 per cent year-on-year to record 147.3 points. The increment was supported by the increase in Retail Trade 16.2 per cent, Motor Vehicles 10.8 percent, and Wholesale Trade 0.3 per cent. As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it went down -4.4 per cent month-on-month in January 2023.