Overview

WHOLESALE   &   RETAIL   TRADE   MALAYSIA   STOOD   AT   RM108.1   BILLION   IN   SEPTEMBER   2021,  DIPPED   -2.6 PER CENT  

HIGHLIGHTS

Sales   value   of   Wholesale   &   Retail   Trade   recorded   RM108.1 billion  in  September  2021,  registered  a  growth  of   -2.6 per cent year-on-year. The   fall   was   contributed   by   Motor   Vehicles    sub-sector   -20.9  per  cent   and   Retail  Trade  -1.1 per cent. On the other hand, Wholesale Trade recorded a positive growth of  0.9 per cent.

In   terms   of   volume   index,  Wholesale  &  Retail  Trade   registered  a  growth  of   -5.6  per  cent   year-on-year   to   record  123.3 points. The main sub-sector that contributed to the fall was Motor Vehicles with a decrease of  -25.9 per cent, Retail Trade  -2.8 per cent and Wholesale Trade  -2.7 per cent. However,  seasonally  adjusted  volume  index  went  up   9.7 per cent  month-on-month in September 2021.

Wholesale Trade

Wholesale Trade generated sales value of  RM53.0 billion in September 2021 with a positive growth of  0.9 per cent as against September 2020. This increase was attributed to Wholesale of Agricultural Raw Materials & Live Animals  8.6 per cent, Wholesale of Food, Beverages & Tobacco  6.3 per cent and Other Specialised Wholesale  3.7 per cent as compared to the previous year. For monthly comparison, sales of this sub-sector rose  2.2 per cent.

Volume index of Wholesale Trade registered  128.1 points, contracted  -2.7 per cent year-on-year. The negative growth was recorded in Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis (-17.2%), Wholesale of Household Goods (-7.6%) and Wholesale of Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (-6.6%). On  the  other  hand,  seasonally   adjusted volume  index climbed up  1.7  per  cent month-on-month.

Retail Trade 

Sales of Retail Trade registered a growth of  -1.1 per cent as compared to September 2020. Among the groups that contributed to this decline were  Retail Sale of Other Goods in Specialised Stores (-9.8%) and Retail Sale of Other Household Equipment in Specialised Stores (-3.9%). Contrarily, sales of this sub-sector went up  4.6 per cent as compared with August 2021.

Volume Index of Retail Trade recorded a growth of  -2.8 per cent to  132.3 points as compared to September 2020. Among the groups that contributed to this growth were Retail Sale of Other Goods in Specialised Stores (-10.7%), Retail Sale of Other Household Equipment in Specialised Stores (-8.0%) and Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel in Specialised Stores (-2.1%). Conversely, seasonally adjusted volume index increased  8.4 per cent as against August 2021.

Motor Vehicles

Sales value of Motor Vehicles sub-sector registered a growth of  -20.9 per cent year-on-year. This decrease was attributed to Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motorcycles which registered a growth of  -28.4 per cent, Maintenance & Repair of Motor Vehicles  -25.3 per cent and Sale of Motor Vehicles Parts & Accessories  -23.2 per cent. However, sales of this sub-sector surged  85.2 per cent month-on-month.

The volume index of Motor Vehicles slipped  -25.9 per cent year-on-year to reach  83.2 points. The decline was attributed to Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motorcycles (-42.8%),  Maintenance & Repair of Motor Vehicles (-30.4%) and Sale of  Motor Vehicles Parts & Accessories (-27.3%). On   the   other   hand,   seasonally   adjusted   volume   index   for   this   sub-sector   expanded   98.9 per cent month-on-month.

The full publication of the Performance of Wholesale & Retail Trade, September 2021 can be downloaded from  eStatistik portal.

 Note.

Data for September 2021 is provisional. The data will be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the Performance of Wholesale & Retail Trade, October 2021.

Released by:

DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
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10 November 2021
 

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