Malaysian export, import unit value indices records growth in Dec 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 — Malaysia’s export and import unit value indices grew 1.0 per cent month-on-month (m-o-m) and 0.4 per cent m-o-m respectively in...
PPI for local production slips 2.8pct in August 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production slipped 2.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in August 2020 to 101.7 compared...
Fake news related to Covid-19 on social media
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — The following is the morning update from the Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) Quick Response Team on countering fake news...
Census 2020 to be implemented in two phases starting from July 7
KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 — The Malaysian Population and Housing Census 2020 will be implemented in two phases from July 7 to September 30 and...
Environmental protection expenditure up 4 pct in 2018
PUTRAJAYA, June 3 — Environmental protection expenditure for 2018 registered an annual growth of four per cent to RM2.7 billion compared to 2017, according to...
DOSM’s economic statistics can assist government address economic crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) has released the Malaysian Economic Statistics Review report which could help the government and...
Producer Price Index slips 5.1 pct in April, lowest since 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production decreased 5.1 per cent in April 2020 to 99.9 from 105.3 in...
Encouraging trend seen in terms of digital usage by retailers, wholesalers
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Retailers and wholesalers have shown a promising trend of incorporating the usage of digital and e-commerce into their business plans...
Malaysia’s labour productivity declines 0.8 pct — statistics dept
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 — Malaysia’s labour productivity per employment declined 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 (Q1 2020) from 1.4 per...
Job creation must be priority in economic recovery plan
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Providing jobs for more than half a million unemployed Malaysians should be made a priority in the government’s economic recovery...
Unemployment rate may go up to 5.5 pct this year, says chief statistician
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — The country is projected to record an unemployment rate of between 3.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent this year...
Services sector’s average revenue falls nearly 40 pct during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The services sector generated an estimated revenue of RM83.29 billion during the first three phases of the movement control order...