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PERFORMANCE OF WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE, MARCH 2025

Sales value of Wholesale & retail trade recorded RM154.0 billion in March 2025, grew 5.7 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth  was  contributed  by  all  sub-sectors,  namely  Retail  trade  6.6 per cent,  Wholesale   trade  5.7 per cent,  and  Motor vehicles 2.3 per cent. Meanwhile, for month-on-month comparison, sales value increased 3.7 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & retail trade registered a growth of 5.0 per cent year-on-year to record 162.8 points. The increase was supported by Wholesale trade 6.3 per cent, Retail trade 4.9 per cent, and Motor Vehicles 0.9 per cent.

For  monthly  comparison,  volume  index  edged  up  3.5 per cent,  contributed  by  Motor  vehicles  9.5 per cent,  Wholesale  trade 3.0 per cent, and Retail trade 2.7 per cent.


As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it increased 0.3 per cent month-on-month in March 2025.

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Baharudin Mohamad
Public Relation Officer
Strategic Communication and International Division
Department of Statistics Malaysia
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Email : baharudin[at]dosm.gov.my
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