BY EZLI MASHUT
SHAH ALAM, OCT 10: The Malaysia Statistics Department reported that Selangor has the third highest average monthly household income in 2016 at the rate of RM9,463.
The highest average monthly household income in the country is in W.P. Kuala Lumpur, recording an average of RM11,692 followed by W.P. Putrajaya at RM11,555.
The other states recorded average monthly household income at lower than the national average (RM6,958).
The income values for all states have increased, where five states registered average monthly household income growth rate at above the national average of 6.2 percent.
Terengganu registered the highest growth rate at 9.1 percent followed by Perak (8.6%), Pahang (7.2%), Selangor (6.8%) and Kelantan (6.3%).
Household income at District Administration Level
The districts of Sepang (RM8,174), Petaling (RM7,904), Gombak (RM7,903), Hulu Langat (RM7,851), Klang (RM6,724) and Johor Bahru (RM6,518) recorded the highest median household monthly income, among 140 district administrations in 2016.
The six districts above have shown the same trend in average monthly household income, being the top six since 2014.
Seventeen districts registered household income median above national median rate which is RM5,228 and eleven districts registered average household income above national average which is RM6,958.
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Selangor third highest average household income
