In the fourth quarter of 2022, volume index of Wholesale & Retail Trade registered a growth of  9.9 per cent to reach 146.9 points as  compared  to  the  same quarter of the previous year,  bringing  the  overall  performance  for  2022  to  14.3 per cent as compared to 2021. The  positive  quarterly  growth  was  recorded  in  Retail  Trade   and   Motor   Vehicles   sub-sectors   with   19.3 per cent and 7.0 per cent, respectively, followed by Wholesale Trade of  0.9 per cent. Meanwhile, for quarter-on-quarter comparison, volume index also increased 1.6 per cent in this quarter.

Seasonally adjusted volume index of Wholesale & Retail Trade decreased -1.8 per cent as against the third quarter of 2022, pulled down by Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade sub-sectors of  -2.0 per cent and -0.1 per cent, respectively.

The full publication of the Quarterly Volume Index of Wholesale & Retail Trade, Fourth Quarter 2022 can be downloaded through  eStatistik Portal.

Released by:

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA

8 February 2023

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