Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded RM133.9 billion in October 2022, registered a growth of 15.2 per cent year-on-year. The  positive  growth was  contributed  by  all  sub-sectors,  namely   Retail  Trade   26.0 per cent,  Motor  Vehicles  11.2 per cent  and Wholesale Trade 7.3 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered  10.5 per cent year-on-year to record 145.8 points. The increment was supported by the increase in Retail Trade 22.3 per cent, Motor Vehicles 3.0 per cent and Wholesale Trade 0.8 per cent. As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it went down  -2.3 per cent month-on-month in October 2022.

The full publication of the Performance of Wholesale & Retail Trade, October 2022 can be downloaded through  eStatistik Portal.

Released by:

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA

9 December 2022

Contact person:

Baharudin Mohamad 
Public Relation Officer
Strategic Communication and International Division
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Tel : +603-8885 7942
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E-mail : baharudin[at]dosm.gov.my