Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded RM138.0 billion in May 2023, registered a growth of 6.6 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was contributed by all sub-sectors, namely Motor Vehicles 22.0 per cent, Retail Trade 5.0 per cent and Wholesale Trade 4.4 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered 4.6 per cent year-on-year to record 148.3 points. The increase was supported by Motor Vehicles 17.8 per cent and Wholesale Trade 5.3 per cent. As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it went down -4.1 per cent month-on-month in May 2023.