Department of Statistics Malaysia

Foreign affiliates contribute RM274.3b value added to economy – DoSM

KUALA LUMPUR – Nearly 3,000 foreign affiliates are operating in Malaysia, contributing a value added of RM274.3 billion in 2021,…

1 year ago

Malaysia’s inflation rate unchanged at 2% in August 2023 – DoSM

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia’s inflation remained unchanged at 2% in August 2023, similar to the growth rate recorded in July…

1 year ago

Businesses foresee improving situation for 3Q 2023 – DoSM

KUALA LUMPUR -- Businesses foresee an improving business situation for the third quarter (3Q) of 2023 with the confidence indicator turning…

1 year ago

Make education simple again

Teachers suggest keeping syllabus and assessment simple to properly reform the national education system  EDUCATION reform is probably the most…

2 years ago

DoSM: Business sectors expecting a downturn in 2Q23

by HAJAR UMIRA MD ZAKI / pic MUHD AMIN NAHARUL This expectation is in line with global economic slowdown amid…

2 years ago

DoSM: Malaysia’s total trade stood at RM256.9b in September

Both the exports and imports for September 2022 increase by 30.1% and 33%, respectively by ANIS HAZIM / Pic by…

2 years ago

Malaysia’s 2021 live births see highest decrease in a decade

KUALA LUMPUR – The number of live births in Malaysia sees the highest decrease in a decade with 439,744 births…

2 years ago

Wholesale, retail trade sales value surges 33.7% to record at RM133.7b

The increase was mainly attributable to the growth in the retail trade subsector which rises 34.5% to RM57b THE sales…

2 years ago

Malaysia’s PPI eases further to 6.8% in August

The increase was attributable to the manufacturing index and the mining index by S BIRRUNTHA / pic TMR FILE MALAYSIA’S Producer…

2 years ago

Wholesale, retail trade value increases by 41% in July

The growth is supported by the increase in the retail trade sector by NURUL SUHAIDI / pic TMR FILE  THE country’s…

2 years ago

Unemployment rate in Malaysia continues downtrend

by S BIRRUNTHA / pic TMR FILE THE job market in Malaysia strengthened in July with the unemployment rate at 3.7%, close…

2 years ago

Malaysia’s palm oil, products exports up 55.2% for 6M22

This is despite the drop in CPO production in 1H22 by AZALEA AZUAR / pic TMR FILE MALAYSIA’S palm oil and…

2 years ago

MoH to conduct women and children survey the 2nd time since 2016

by AZALEA AZUAR / pic BERNAMA THE Ministry of Health (MoH) through the Institute of Public Health will conduct the “National Health…

2 years ago