Wholesale & Retail Trade Malaysia Rebounds 9.3 per Cent in March 2021 to Record RM112.8 billion
Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded RM112.8 billion in March 2021, registered positive growth 9.3 per cent year-on year. The growth was attributed by Motor Vehicles which increased double-digit 40.7 per cent. Similarly, Retail Trade and Wholesale Trade rose 10.5 per cent and 1.8 per cent respectively.
In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered a growth of 9.1 per cent year-on-year to record 131.0 points. The advanced was due to the increase of 38.0 per cent in Motor Vehicles. Retail Trade and Wholesale Trade also recorded a positive growth to register 9.6 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively. As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it declined -1.6 per cent month-on-month in March 2021.
WHOLESALE TRADE
Wholesale Trade generated sales value of RM52.7 billion in March 2021, increased RM0.1 billion (1.8%) as against March 2020. Wholesale of Food, Beverages & Tobacco grew 6.5 per cent, Wholesale of Machinery, Equipment & Supplies 4.9 per cent and Wholesale of Household Goods 4.5 per cent as compared to the previous year. For monthly comparison, sales of this sub-sector were up 0.3 per cent.
Volume index of Wholesale Trade registered 126.6 points, climbed up 2.3 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was recorded in Wholesale of Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (6.0%), Wholesale of Food, Beverages & Tobacco (4.9%) and Wholesale of Household Goods (4.2%). As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it declined -4.1 per cent month-on-month.
RETAIL TRADE
Sales of Retail Trade registered a positive growth of 10.5 per cent as compared to March 2020. Among groups that contributed to this expansion were Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel in Specialised Stores (17.2%), Retail Sale of Other Household Equipment in Specialised Stores (15.0%) and Retail Retail Sale of Other Goods in Specialised Stores (13.7%). Compared with February 2021, sales of this sub-sector posted gains 1.7 per cent.
Volume Index of Retail Trade recorded 9.6 per cent growth to 138.9 points as compared to March 2020. Among the groups that contributed to this growth Retail Sale Via Stalls & Markets (12.4%), Retail Sale of Other Household Equipment in Specialised Stores (12.1%) and Retail Sale of Other Goods in Specialised Stores (11.1%). As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it decreased 0.6 per cent as against February 2021.
MOTOR VEHICLES
Sales value of Motor Vehicles sub-sector registered year-on-year growth of positive 40.7 per cent. This increase was attributed to Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motorcycles which registered a growth of 73.6 per cent and Sale of Motor Vehicles 60.4 per cent. For monthly comparison, sales of this sub-sector rebound 34.6 per cent.
The volume index of Motor Vehicles rose 38.0 per cent year-on-year to reach 123.3 points. The increased was contributed by Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motorcycles (72.7%) and Sale of Motor Vehicles (60.6%). Seasonally adjusted volume index for this sub-sector surged 16.1 per cent month-on-month.



































































