Sales value of Wholesale & retail trade recorded RM148.9 billion in January 2025, grew 4.6 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was contributed by Retail trade 8.2 per cent and Wholesale trade 4.9 per cent. Meanwhile, for month-on-month comparison, sales value decreased -2.1 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & retail trade registered a growth of 3.8 per cent year-on-year to record 158.1 points. The increase was supported by Retail trade 6.6 per cent and Wholesale trade 4.5 per cent.

For monthly comparison, volume index edged down -1.8 per cent, contributed by Motor vehicles -19.6 per cent.

As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it increased 0.4 per cent month-on-month in January 2025.