PERFORMANCE OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, APRIL 2023

Malaysia’s Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded sales value of RM136.0 billion, grew 6.3 per cent in April 2023

Sales value of Wholesale & Retail Trade recorded RM136.0 billion in April 2023, registered a growth of 6.3 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was contributed by two sub-sectors, namely Retail Trade 12.9 per cent, and Wholesale Trade 3.2 per cent.

In terms of volume index, Wholesale & Retail Trade registered 4.7 per cent year-on-year to record 147.3 points. The increment was supported by the increase in Retail Trade 10.0 per cent, and Wholesale Trade 3.4 per cent. As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it went up 6.5 per cent month-on-month in April 2023.

WHOLESALE TRADE

Wholesale Trade generated sales value of RM60.9 billion in April 2023 with a growth of 3.2 per cent as against April 2022. This increase was attributed to Non-specialised Wholesale Trade 8.5 per cent, Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis 8.0 per cent, Wholesale of Food, Beverages & Tobacco 7.7 per cent, Wholesale of Household Goods 5.4 per cent and Wholesale of Agricultural Raw Materials & Live Animals  5.1 per cent. For monthly comparison, sales of this sub-sector decreased-1.1 per cent.

Volume index of Wholesale Trade registered 135.0 points, expanded 3.4 per cent year-on-year. The positive growth was recorded in Wholesale of Household Goods (3.3%), Wholesale of Food, Beverages & Tobacco (5.2%), Non-specialised Wholesale Trade (6.0%), Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis (12.7%) and Wholesale of Agricultural Raw Materials & Live Animals (7.0%). Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted volume index inched up 2.7 per cent month-on-month.

RETAIL TRADE

Sales of Retail Trade registered a growth of 12.9 per cent as compared to April 2022. Among the groups that contributed to this expansion were Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel in Specialised Stores (19.6%), Retail Sale of Other Goods in Specialised Stores (17.4%), Retail Sale in Non-specialised Stores (18.0%), Retail Trade Not in Stores, Stalls or Markets (8.9%) and Retail Sale Via Stalls & Markets (13.1%). Compared with March 2023, sales of this sub-sector increased 3.1 per cent.

Volume Index of Retail Trade recorded a growth of 10.0 per cent to 173.1 points as        compared to April 2022. Among the groups that contributed to this growth were Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel in Specialised Stores (20.3%), Retail Sale in Non-specialised Stores (16.2%), Retail Sale of Other Goods in Specialised Stores (15.8%), Retail Sale of Food, Beverages & Tobacco in Specialised Stores (11.3%) and Retail Sale Via Stalls & Markets (10.0%). As for seasonally adjusted volume index, it increased11.8 per cent as against March 2023.

MOTOR VEHICLE

Sales value of Motor Vehicles sub-sector registered a negative growth of –5.1 per cent year-on-year. The decrease was attributed to Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motorcycles –29.8 per cent and Sale of Motor Vehicles –17.3 per cent in April 2023. On a monthly basis, sales of this sub-sector decreased –19.8 per cent.

The volume index of Motor Vehicles decreased –9.0 per cent year-on-year to reach 110.2 points. The decrease was attributed to Sale, Maintenance & Repair of Motorcycles (-35.5%) and Sale of Motor Vehicles (-21.2%). Seasonally adjusted volume index for this sub-sector increased 1.0 per cent month-on-month.

PRESTASI SUBSEKTOR PERDAGANGAN BORONG & RUNCIT: 2021 vs 2019 (PRA-PANDEMIK)

PRESTASI KESELURUHAN

Keseluruhan prestasi nilai jualan subsektor Perdagangan Borong & Runcit pada tahun 2021 masih berada di bawah pra-pandemik apabila mencatatkan 98.0 mata, 2.0 mata peratusan lebih rendah berbanding 2019. Ini dapat dilihat pada ilustrasi spider chart seperti di Carta 1 di mana prestasi nilai jualan subsektor ini diukur menggunakan indeks dengan tahun rujukan adalah 2019 (2019 = 100).

Kedua-dua aktiviti Perdagangan Runcit dan Kenderaan Bermotor masih lagi berada di bawah pra-pandemik dengan catatan 99.2 mata dan 82.3 mata. Walau bagaimanapun, aktiviti Perdagangan Borong telah melepasi paras sebelum pandemik dengan 100.6 mata.

Carta 1: Prestasi Subsektor Perdagangan Borong & Runcit 2021 berbanding 2019 (Pra-pandemik)

PRESTASI PERDAGANGAN BORONG

Aktiviti Perdagangan Borong mencatatkan 100.6 mata, mengatasi prestasi pada tahun 2019. Prestasi aktiviti ini disokong oleh kumpulan Jual Borong Makanan, Minuman & Tembakau yang merekodkan 109.7 mata. Ini diikuti oleh Jual Borong Bahan Mentah Pertanian & Haiwan Hidup yang merekodkan 106.3 mata, kesan peningkatan harga komoditi seperti minyak kelapa sawit dan juga getah. Disamping itu, Perdagangan Borong Tanpa Pengkhususan juga melepasi paras pra-pandemik dengan 108.9 mata. Walau bagaimanapun, kumpulan utama bagi aktiviti Perdagangan Borong iaitu Lain-lain Pengkhususan Jual Borong yang terdiri daripada jualan borong berkaitan produk petroleum dan bahan binaan masih berada di bawah paras sebelum pandemik dengan 96.3 mata berikutan pengurangan permintaan terhadap bahan bakar di segmen runcit dan sekatan terhadap industri pembinaan.

Carta 2: Prestasi Aktiviti Perdagangan Borong 2021 berbanding 2019 (Pra-pandemik)

PRESTASI PERDAGANGAN RUNCIT

Aktiviti Perdagangan Runcit merekodkan 99.2 mata indeks pada tahun 2021 berbanding 2019. Walau bagaimanapun, kumpulan yang dikelaskan sebagai ‘essential’ yang dibenarkan beroperasi sepanjang tempoh pelaksanaan Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) mencatatkan mata indeks mengatasi 100 mata, iaitu Jualan Runcit di Kedai Bukan Pengkhususan (104.7 mata), Jualan Runcit Makanan, Minuman & Tembakau (110.6 mata) dan Jualan Runcit di Gerai & Pasar (116.3 mata). Walau bagaimanapun, Julan Runcit Bahan Api Kenderaan yang juga dikelaskan sebagai ‘essential’ merekodkan 8.5 mata peratusan lebih rendah berbanding 2019 (91.5 mata), disebabkan pergerakan dan aktiviti ekonomi yang terbatas.

Pelaksanaan sesi Pengajaran & Pembelajaran di Rumah (PDPR) dan work from home  pula membantu kumpulan Jualan Runcit Peralatan Komunikasi & Maklumat untuk mencatatkan 0.8 mata peratusan lebih tinggi berbanding 2019 (100.8 mata). Dalam tempoh yang sama, penutupan kedai fizikal menyebabkan pengguna beralih untuk membuat pembelian secara dalam talian. Justeru itu, Jualan Runcit Bukan di Kedai, Gerai atau Pasar  melonjak 30.0 mata peratusan lebih tinggi berbanding 2019 untuk merekodkan 130.0 mata. Jualan Runcit di Kedai Pengkhususan merekodkan mata indeks paling rendah bagi aktiviti Perdagangan Runcit dengan 90.9 mata, kesan pengurangan jumlah pengunjung ke pusat membeli-belah berikutan pelaksanaan PKP.

Carta 3: Prestasi Aktiviti Perdagangan Runcit 2021 berbanding 2019 (Pra-pandemik)

PRESTASI KENDERAAN BERMOTOR

Kenderaan Bermotor paling terkesan disebabkan pandemik, hanya merekodkan 82.3 mata, 7.7 mata peratusan lebih rendah berbanding 2019. Pelaksanaan PKP yang mengehadkan pembukaan aktiviti ekonomi termasuk industri automobil negara telah memberi kesan kepada aktiviti Kenderaan Bermotor terutamanya Jualan Kenderaan Bermotor. Pusat Pameran & Pengedaran Kenderaan yang tidak dibenarkan beroperasi semasa tempoh PKP dan masalah bekalan cip telah menjejaskan kumpulan Jualan Kenderaan Bermotor pada tahun 2021 dengan catatan 86.7 mata. Kumpulan lain  di bawah aktiviti ini turut merekodkan mata di bawah 100, menandakan prestasi yang masih belum mengatasi paras sebelum pandemik seperti Penyelenggaraan & Pembaikan Kenderaan Bermotor (74.0 mata), Jualan Komponen & Aksesori Kenderaan Bermotor (75.5 mata) dan Jualan, Penyelenggaraan & Pembaikan Motosikal  (87.6 mata).

Carta 4: Prestasi Aktiviti Kenderaan Bermotor 2021 berbanding 2019 (Pra-pandemik)

Nota.
i.  Tahun 2019 adalah tahun rujukan pra-pandemik  (2019=100)
ii.  Indeks > 100.0 menunjukkan paras nilai melebihi tahun pra-pandemik 2019
iii. Indeks < 100.0 menunjukkan paras nilai lebih rendah daripada tahun pra-pandemik 2019

MYCENSUS 2020 RECORDED POPULATION OF 32.4 MILLION PERSONS TO BECOME A NEW BENCHMARK (BASELINE) TO DRIVE THE NATIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING AND PROSPERITY

SHAH ALAM, 14 February 2022 – YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, Prime Minister has officiated the Launching of Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 (MyCensus 2020) Report at the Management & Science University (MSU) today. Present at the ceremony was YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy), YBhg. Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Wira Dr. Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid, Chairman of MSU and YBhg. Dato’ Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician of Malaysia and Census Commissioner of MyCensus 2020.

Implementation of MyCensus 2020 was approved through the Cabinet Meeting on 12 July 2017 is the sixth Census and it is implemented based on the Federal Constitution (Articles 74, 77, 109 and 112C), the Census Act 1960 (Revised 1969) and the Statistics Act 1965 (Revised 1989). Based on the Gazette of the Census Direction and Appointment of Commissioner of Census dated 11 February 2020, His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong agreed to direct the Population and Housing Census to be carried out throughout Malaysia.

The implementation of MyCensus 2020 is the sixth Census undertaken after the establishment of Malaysia in 1963. The undertaking of Census is based on the Federal Constitution (Articles 74, 77, 109 and 112C), the Census Act 1960 (Revised 1969) and the Statistics Act 1965 (Revised 1989). The Cabinet Meeting on 12 July 2017 has agreed for the Department of Statistics to carry out the Population and Housing Census in 2020. Based on the Federal Government Gazette of the Census Direction and Appointment of Commissioner of Census dated 11 February 2020, His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has ordered that the Population and Housing Census to be undertaken throughout Malaysia while the Chief Statistician of Malaysia has been appointed as the Census Commissioner effective 1 April 2019.

De jure approach is used where the information of each population is collected according to their usual place of residence on census day 7 July 2020. His Majesty the Yang Di-pertuan Agong has agreed to be the first respondent to complete the Census online using e-Census platform. Following that, the Census began simultaneously throughout Malaysia on 7 July 2020. The Launching Ceremony of MyCensus 2020 was held on the same date. The governance of MyCensus  2020 consists of Census Steering Committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to the Government and Census Main Committee chaired by the Chief Statistician of Malaysia as the Census Commissioner, and involves various agencies at the federal and state levels including Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and District Superintendents. In addition, nearly 8,000 Supervisors and 40,000 Enumerators have been appointed for the period 2017 to 2022.

The implementation of MyCensus 2020 utilises the usage of ICT through the modernisation and integration of the Malaysia Integrated Population Census System (MyIPCS). MyCensus 2020 data collection operation which started on 7 July 2020 has ended on 31 October 2021 using the mode of e-Census, Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI), Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), Paper & Pen Interview (PAPI) and Drop Off & Pick Up (DOPU). Based on MyCensus 2020 operation, 23.7 per cent of the population was enumerated online through e-Census and CATI modes and 76.3 per cent through face-to-face via CAPI, PAPI and DOPU modes. Of the 76.3 per cent face-to-face interview, 68.2 per cent were through CAPI (hybrid mode of online and face-to-face enumeration) and 8.1 per cent were counted via PAPI and DOPU. Thus, the current census is carried out by adapting the digital transformation and 91.9 per cent was electronic based (paperless). The challenge of conducting recent Census was the outbreak of COVID-19 situation. Thus, the Census data collection operations were rescheduled four times during the period of July 2020 to October 2021. Preliminary data was announced during the close of census operations on 1 November 2021.

An integrated management has been introduced by DOSM by developing a secured, comprehensive and interactive census portal (www.mycensus.gov.my) for the purpose of implementing the MyCensus 2020. This portal is an information gateway that provides various census information in the form of infographics, interactive visualizations and various online applications such as Stats Geoportal which provide census data in an interactive geospatial format for the smallest geographical area level up to the district level. A special platform, MyCensus 2020 dashboard has been developed to provide data at finger tips to fulfil stakeholders’ need in socio-economic development planning. Indirectly, it can bridge the digital divide in accessing diverse and complex data sources.

MyCensus 2020 comprises 108 questions is a high-impact investment to the nation (RM413.9 million) produces new National baseline data on social, economic and environmental statistical dimensions. Meanwhile, the main demographics obtained from the MyCensus 2020 include population, households, living quarters, sex, age, citizenship, ethnicity, religion and marital status. More than 1,000 MyCensus 2020 reports covering 16 states, 160 administrative districts, 222 parliaments and 600 state legislative assemblies will be published in stages from February 2022 to 2024.

YAB Prime Minister said, “The findings of MyCensus 2020 will be used as a new benchmark for the Government to outline policies related to the development of people’s well-being, in addition to providing comprehensive input in the implementation of existing policies such as Vision 2030 Common Prosperity, 12th Malaysia Plan, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. The findings of MyCensus 2020 also serve as a catalyst towards achieving the vision of the Keluarga Malaysia.

In producing population and demographic statistics through the implementation of the MyCensus 2020, collaboration and strategic cooperation between the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) with Ministries and Agencies, State Governments and Local Authorities as well as the private sector and the general public have been closely intertwined to ensure the integrity of data.

“DOSM would like to thank the Government for entrusting DOSM in leading the implementation of the sixth Census and I also express my highest appreciation for my appointment as the sixth Malaysian Census Commissioner in guiding the planning, operation, analysis and dissemination of Census findings,” he said. YBhg. Dato’ Sri Dr. Mohd. Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician of Malaysia and Commissioner of the MyCensus 2020.

Brief report on Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 is per Appendix 1 and can be accessed on the MyCensus 2020 Dashboard on the MyCensus 2020 Portal (www.mycensus.gov.my). This dashboard will be updated from time to time. Meanwhile, a holistic interactive census portal is also being developed towards the dissemination of attractive and user -friendly census data.

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