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PERFORMANCE OF WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE, DECEMBER 2023

Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded RM143.9 billion in December 2023, grew 4.8 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was contributed by all sub-sectors, namely Motor Vehicles 5.9 per cent,  Retail  Trade  5.0 per cent, and  Wholesale  Trade  4.4 per cent. Meanwhile,  for  month-on-month  comparison,  sales  value  increased 1.0 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered a growth of 3.4 per cent year-on-year to record 154.3 points. The  increase  was  supported  by  Motor  Vehicles 3.9 per cent, Retail Trade 3.6 per cent, and Wholesale Trade 3.4 per cent. As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it went down -1.4 per cent month-on-month in December 2023.


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Department of Statistics Malaysia
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