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Sales Value of Wholesale Retail Trade Increased to RM90 1 Billion In October 2016

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By IM Press Release
7 years ago
Sales Value of Wholesale Retail Trade Increased to RM90 1 Billion In October 2016

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  1. EMBARGO : Only to be published or disseminated at 1200 hours, Thursday, 15 December 2016 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA PRESS RELEASE SALES VALUE OF WHOLESALE & RETAIL TRADE INCREASED TO RM90.1 BILLION IN OCTOBER 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade increased toRM90.1 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.
  2. 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. Released By: THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA 15 December 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