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PERFORMANCE OF WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE, JANUARY 2024

Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded RM142.4 billion in January 2024, grew 5.4 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was contributed  by  all  sub-sectors, namely  Motor Vehicles 16.0 per cent, Wholesale Trade 5.5 per cent, and Retail Trade 2.6 per cent. Meanwhile,  for  month-on-month  comparison,  sales  value  decreased -1.1 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered a growth of 3.5 per cent year-on-year to record 152.3 points. The increase was supported by Motor  Vehicles 12.1 per cent, Wholesale Trade 4.0 per cent, and Retail Trade 1.4 per cent.


For monthly comparison, volume index edged down -1.3 per cent, contributed by Motor Vehicles -4.6 per cent and Retail Trade -2.3 per cent.


As for seasonally adjusted volume index,  it  went  down  -0.9 per cent  month-on-month  in  January 2024  contributed  by  Retail  Trade -1.6 per cent  and  Wholesale  Trade -1.2 per cent.


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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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