Overview

HIGHLIGHTS

Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade increased to RM90.1 billion in October 2016,  registering  5.1  per  cent  growth  as  compared  to  the corresponding period  in  2015.  The  sales   value   consists   of   Wholesale  Trade  (RM44.5 billion),  Retail  Trade  (RM34.1 billion) and  Motor  Vehicles  (RM11.6 billion) businesses.  The  positive  growth  was  contributed  by  Retail  Trade  (8.6%)  and Wholesale Trade  (5.1%) businesses.

The index of Wholesale & Retail Trade which measures the volume changes rose by 6.2 per cent in October 2016 as compared to October 2015. The growth was led by Wholesale Trade (8.6%) and Retail Trade (7.4%) businesses. The seasonally adjusted index of Wholesale & Retail Trade grew by 0.3 per cent as compared to the preceding month.

Wholesale Trade Business

Sales value of Wholesale Trade business registered 5.1 per cent growth to RM44.5 billion as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. On a monthly basis, sales value of this business decreased by -1.2 per cent.

The index of Wholesale Trade grew 8.6 per cent in October 2016 as compared to October 2015. Month-on-month, the index of Wholesale Trade (seasonally adjusted) down by -0.8 per cent as against the previous month.

Retail Trade Business

Retail  Trade  business  recorded  an  increase  in  sales  value  of  RM2.7 billion  or  8.6 per cent as compared to last year. Month-on-month,  this  business rose by 0.1 per cent.

The index of Retail Trade rose 7.4 per cent in October 2016 as compared to the same month a year earlier. Compared to the previous month, seasonally adjusted index of Retail Trade expanded by 1.3 per cent. 

Motor Vehicles Trade Business

In this month, sales value of Motor Vehicles business went down to RM11.6 billion or -3.9 per cent  as compared to the same month of the preceding year. On a monthly basis, sales value of Motor Vehicles business declined by -2.4 per cent.

The index of Motor Vehicles decreased to -4.1 per cent in October 2016 as compared to the corresponding period in 2015. The seasonally adjusted index of Motor Vehicles declined to -0.9 per cent in October 2016 over the previous month.

The details report are as shown in Bulletin of Distributive Trade and Table 1.

 *Notes:

Data for October 2016 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the bulletin of November 2016.
 

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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
15 December 2016

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