Overview

HIGHLIGHT

Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade increased to  RM91.0 billion in September 2016, registering  5.9 per cent growth as compared to the corresponding period in 2015. The sales value consists of  Wholesale  Trade  (RM45.1 billion),  Retail  Trade  (RM34.0 billion) and Motor Vehicles  (RM11.9 billion) businesses. The positive growth was contributed by Retail Trade  (9.2%) and Wholesale Trade  (6.0%) businesses.

The index of Wholesale & Retail Trade which measures the volume changes rose by  6.9 per cent in September 2016 as compared to September 2015. The growth was led  by Wholesale Trade  (9.7%)  and  Retail Trade  (8.0%)  businesses. The seasonally adjusted index of Wholesale & Retail Trade grew by  1.5 per cent as compared to the preceding month.

Wholesale Trade Business

Sales value of Wholesale Trade business registered  6.0 per cent growth to  RM45.1 billion as  compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. On a monthly basis, sales value of this business increased by  3.7 per cent.

The index of Wholesale Trade grew  9.7 per cent in September 2016 as compared to September 2015. Month-on-month, the index of Wholesale Trade (seasonally adjusted) rose by  1.6 per cent as against the previous month.

Retail Trade Business

Retail  Trade  business  recorded  an increase  in sales value of  RM2.9 billion or  9.2 per cent as  compared  to  last year. Month-on-month, this  business rose by 1.4 per cent.  

The index of Retail Trade rose  8.0 per cent in September 2016 as compared to the same month a year earlier. Compared to the previous month, seasonally adjusted index of Retail Trade expanded by  2.7 per cent.   

Motor Vehicles Trade Business

In this month, sales value of Motor Vehicles business went down to  RM11.9 billion or  -2.5 per cent as compared to the same month of the preceding year. On a monthly basis, sales value of Motor Vehicles business declined by  -1.1 per cent.

The index of Motor Vehicles decreased to  -3.1 per cent in September 2016 as compared to the corresponding period in 2015. The seasonally adjusted index of Motor Vehicles declined to  -1.8 per cent in September 2016 over the previous month.

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

 *Notes:

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

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THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
10 November 2016

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