Manufacturing

Overview

 

HIGHLIGHTS

Manufacturing Sales registered RM55.9 billion in August 2016

The sales value of the Manufacturing sector in August 2016 recorded RM55.9 billion, a decrease of 0.6% (RM0.3 billion) as compared to RM56.2 billion reported a year ago.

Total employees engaged in the Manufacturing sector in August 2016 was 1,028,091 persons, an increase of 0.2% or 1,548 persons as compared to 1,026,543 persons in August 2015.

Salaries & wages paid in August 2016 increased by 6.8% (RM203.2 million) to record RM3,191.2 million.

Productivity decreased by 0.7% to record RM54,356 as compared with the same month of the previous year.

 

*Notes:

Data for August is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the September 2016 publication.

 

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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
12 OCTOBER 2016

Contact person:

Ho Mei Kei
Public Relation Officer
Corporate and User Services Division
Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Tel : +603-8885 7942
Fax : +603-8888 9248
Email : mkho[at]stats.gov.my

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