Pocket_Stats_Q4_2020

PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT ISSN 2682-9053
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
SERIES 1
2021

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Feb 2021

Q4

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ISSN 2682-9053

PREFACE

Pocket Stats provides important information on the economic and social statistics from 2018 to the
fourth quarter of 2020 to measure the progress and performance of the Malaysia’s economy to
fulfill the requirement of policy planning and development.

This publication is divided into four sections, which are:
- Economic Indicators;
- Social Indicators;
- Other Indicators; and
- State Socioeconomic Indicators

The department gratefully acknowledges co-operation rendered by all parties involved in making
this publication a success. Every feedback and suggestions towards improving future publication is
highly appreciated.

DATO’ SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
Chief Statistician Malaysia

FEBRUARY 2021

i

SYMBOLS/ABBREVIATIONS USED

- Nil RM Ringgit Malaysia
n.a Not Available BEC Broad Economic Categories
p Provisional / Preliminary n.e.s Not Else Specified
e Estimate
r Revised

NOTES

Area Covered Statistics provided relate to Malaysia, except where otherwise stated.
Round of figures
Source Sum of monthly figures may not tally year total due to rounding.

Names of agencies providing the statistics are given in the footnotes except in cases where the Department of Statistics
Malaysia is the sole source of data.

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CONTENTS Page
i
Preface ii
Notes & Symbols
Contents iii - viii
1
Snapshot on Q4 2020 2
Statistics in Our Life Span 2018 – 2020
Economic Indicators 3-15
Gross Domestic Product 16-20
Balance of Payments 21-22
International Investment Position
Malaysia Economic Indicators 23
Composite Index and Diffusion Index 24
Services 25-28
29-30
Volume Index of Services 31-33
Wholesale and Retail Trade 34-35
Volume Index of Wholesale and Retail Trade

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Economic Indicators CONTENTS
Services
Retail Trade Index Page
Manufacturing
Manufacturing and Industrial Production Index 36
Industrial Production Index by Selected Countries 37
Construction 38-39
Natural Rubber 40
Oil Palm 41-42
Price Indices 43-47
Consumer Price Index 48-50
Producer Price Index 51-52
Services Producer Price Index 53
Consumer Price Index by Selected Countries 54
Producer Price Index by Selected Countries 55
56
iv 57

CONTENTS Page
58-59
Economic Indicators
External Trade 60
Major Trading Partners 61-64
By Broad Economic Categories 65-66
By Major and Selected Commodities 67-70
By Selected Food Commodities 71-72
By Selected Countries
73-76
Social Indicators 77-79
Population 80-81
Vital Statistics
Labour Force 82
Employed Persons 83
Unemployment 84
Labour Force Participation Rate by Selected Countries 85
Unemployment Rate by Selected Countries
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Social Indicators CONTENTS
Labour Force
Job Creation and Vacancies Page
Labour Productivity
Household Statistics 86-88
Household Income by State 89-90
Household Expenditure by State
Poverty by State 91
92
Other Indicators 93
Federal Government Financial Position 94
Federal Government Revenue
Federal Government Debt 95
Money Supply and Market Capitalization 96
Exchange Rate: Ringgit Malaysia 97
Card Credit Transaction 98
Banking System : Loans Disbursed by Sectors 99
100
vi 101

CONTENTS Page
102
Other Indicators 103
Interest Rates : Banking Institutions 104
Petroleum and Natural Gas 105
Road Accidents 106
New Registration of Motor Vehicle 107-109
General Marriage and Divorce Rate 110
Crime 111
COVID-19 Cases by State
COVID-19 Cases in ASEAN 112
113
States Socioeconomics Indicators 114
Johor 115
Kedah 116
Kelantan 117
Melaka
Negeri Sembilan vii
Pahang

States Socioeconomics Indicators CONTENTS
Perak
Perlis Page
Pulau Pinang 118
Sabah 119
Sarawak 120
Selangor 121
Terengganu 122
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur 123
Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan 124
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya 125
126
Information Dissemination Services 127
Stats Applications
DOSM New Products 128-129
Portal DOSM and ARC 2020 130-131
DOSM Main Activities
132
viii 133

SNAPSHOT ON Q4 2020

DOMESTIC ECONOMY COMMODITIES

Consumer Price Producer Price Index Production Natural Price
Index (Local Production) ‘000 tonnes Rubber Sen/Kg
-1.5% -2.9% 662.83 (field latex)
142.3P Crude 627.75 (S.M.R. 20)
Core Inflation Index of Service Palm Oil
-7.1% Production Price
0.8% ‘000 tonnes RM/tonne
Index of Wholesale &
Industrial Production Retail Trade 4,549.7 RM3,292.00
Index
0.3% -1.2%

EXTERNAL MALAYSIA 22,820.8 Fresh Fruit RM35.40 (1% OER)1
GNI per capita Bunches
RM271.5b RM45,351
(YoY: 5.1%) GDP GROWTH (YoY) DEMOGRAPHY
Population
RM211.6b -3.4 % 32.7 mil.
(YoY: -4.5%)
Exports Current Account LABOUR FORCE Citizen Male
RM19.0b 29.8 mil. 16.8 mil.
Imports (Q3 2020: RM26.1b)
Non-citizen Female
Trade RM59.9b 2.9 mil. 15.9 mil.
Balance (YoY: +62.7%)
Live Births Deaths
121,251 44,390

Labour Force Employed Persons Unemployed Unemployment Rate Labour Force Participation Rate
(million) (million) (million) (%) (%)
15.9 15.2 0.8 4.8 68.5

Notes : 1
1. Starting Q2 2020, Average Price of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) will refer to 1% Oil Extraction Rate (OER). Data from 2018 to Q1 2020 are revised based on that criteria.
2. P Provisional

STATISTICS IN OUR LIFE SPAN 2018-2020

HOUSEHOLD & LIVING QUARTERS 2020 VITAL STATISTICS 2019 LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH 2020e

No. of Living Quarters 56 Live births 20 Deaths 72.6 77.6
9.0 million per hour per hour
(1980 : 2.6 million) Years Years
Live Births 2019
No. of Households 487,957 (19581 : 281,593) 19661 : 19661 :
8.2 million Total Fertility Rate 2019 63.1 years 66.0 years
(1980 : 2.5 million) 1.8 (19581 : 6.3)
Ageing 2020e
Average Household Size (per woman aged 15-49 years) People Aged 60 Years & Over: 10.7 %
4.0 persons Expected to reach 15.3% in 2030
(1980 : 5.2 persons)
No. of Deaths, 2019
MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME 2019 2020e 173,746 (19581 : 71,602)

Mean POPULATION CAUSES OF DEATH 2019
RM7,901
B40 M40 T20 Ischaemic Heart Diseases
(1970 : RM264) RM3,152 RM7,348 RM18,506 15.0% (2000 : 11.6%)
1970: RM216 1970: RM735
1970: RM76 Pneumonia
12.2% (2000 : 4.6%)
Median B40 M40 T20 32.7 Citizen Male Cerebrovascular Diseases
RM5,873 RM3,166 RM7,093 RM15,031 29.8 mil. 16.8 mil. 8.0% (2000 : 8.2%)

million Non-citizen Female
2.9 mil. 15.9 mil.

Urban Rural

76.7% 23.3%

1 Year 5 Years Population density 65 Years
99 persons per km2
Mean Age of Infant Mortality 15 Years Labour Force
Mother At First Rate, 2019 7 Years Participation Rate, 2019
Live Birth, 2019 No. of Labour Force, 2019
6.4 (19581 : 79.6) Primary Enrolment, 2019 15.6 million (1982 : 5.4 million) 68.7% (1982 : 64.8%)
27.9 Years (per 1,000 live births) 2,729,259 (1970 : 1,684,263) Unemployment Rate, 2019
Secondary Enrolment, 2019 3.3% (1982 : 3.4%) Mean Monthly
(1991 : 25.7 years) Under-5 Mortality 2,151,681 (1970 : 609,379) Salaries & Wages, 2019
Rate, 2019 Tertiary Enrolment, 2019 Total Dependency Ratio, 2020e
Notes: 1,339,890 (1979 : 52,975) 43.5 (1970 : 92.1) RM3,224 (2010 : RM1,936)
e Estimates 7.7 (1965 : 70.2) Literacy Rate At Age 15 & Above, 2019 (per 100 persons aged 15-64 years)
1 Statistics for Peninsular (per 1,000 live births) 95.0% (1982 : 79.7%)
Malaysia

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

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ECONOMIC BAROMETER ECONOMIC INDICATORS

2019e 2020

Economic Barometer 2019e 2020p Q4
395,823
GDP at Current Prices (RM million) 1,510,693 1,415,163 370,128 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
GDP at Constant 2015 Prices (RM million) 380,585
Gross National Income (GNI) (RM million) 1,421,454 1,342,027 7,500 367,210 301,785 367,996 378,172
Savings Investment Gap (RM million) 375,051 344,142 289,434 351,085 357,365
Gross National Disposable Income 1,470,426 1,388,936 87,508 361,217 297,833 358,836 371,050
(RM million) 46,712 26,095 18,965
Gross National Savings (RM million) 50,850 62,120 9,504 7,556 365,921 368,522
GNI Per Capita (RM) 3.2 355,793 295,899 92,052 89,909
GNI Per Capita (Growth YoY, %) 1,449,131 1,386,136 2.0 82,582 76,052 43,905 45,351
CAB/GNI (%) 44,289 36,480
368,738 340,595 -3.9 -2.9
2.0 -18.8 7.3 5.1
45,212 42,531 2.6 2.5

4.4 -5.9

3.5 4.5

Notes: 4
P Preliminary
e Estimate

ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

Gross Domestic Product by Kind of 2019e 2020
Economic Activity at Constant 2015
2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Prices 3.6
(Growth YoY, %) 4.3 -5.6 -5.7 0.7 -17.1 -2.6 -3.4
2.0 -2.2 -3.4 -8.7 1.0 -0.5 -0.7
Gross Domestic Product -2.0 -10.0 3.0 -2.0 -20.0 -6.8 -10.6
3.8 -2.6 1.0 1.5 -18.3 3.3 3.0
• Agriculture 0.1 -19.4 6.2 -7.9 -44.5 -12.4 -13.9
6.1 -5.5 3.1 -16.2 -4.0 -4.9
• Mining & Quarrying

• Manufacturing

• Construction

• Services

Notes:

5 P Preliminary

e Estimate

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product by Kind of 2019e 2020
Economic Activity at Constant 2015
2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Prices
(Growth YoY, %) 2.0 -2.2 -5.7 -8.7 1.0 -0.5 -0.7
6.1 -18.6 1.8 -18.3 -22.1 -24.0 -10.4
Agriculture 1.5 -3.6 -16.9 -22.0 7.5 2.6 -2.4
• Rubber 6.3 3.5 7.5 8.2 1.3 2.0 2.9
• Oil Palm 3.9 5.1 6.1 6.4 4.5 5.0 4.7
• Livestock -8.6 -18.8 -19.0 -23.6 -22.3 -18.9 -9.2
• Other Agriculture -0.7 -8.1 2.7 -7.6 -10.2 -9.1 -5.2
• Forestry and Logging -2.0 -10.0 -3.4 -2.0 -20.0 -6.8 -10.6
• Fishing -7.6 -11.4 -6.3 -5.2 -21.5 -5.4 -12.7
2.1 -9.0 -2.6 0.1 -18.7 -7.7 -9.2
Mining & Quarrying 3.5 -8.8 6.8 2.7 -20.2 -8.1 -8.7
• Crude Oil and Condensate
• Natural Gas
• Other Mining & Quarrying

Notes: 6
P Preliminary
e Estimate

ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

Gross Domestic Product by Kind of 2019e 2020
Economic Activity at Constant 2015
2019e 2020p Q4
Prices 3.0
(Growth YoY, %) -2.6 1.5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1.7 3.8 1.5 -18.3 3.3 3.0
Manufacturing 3.8 -16.6 5.8 -3.1 9.2 7.4 -6.6
3.3 -13.4 5.0 -1.8 -51.5 -3.2 -2.4
• G1: Vegetable and Animal Oils & 4.2 -7.4 2.6 3.0 -42.0 -9.0 -1.5
Fats and Food Processing 5.5 -0.9 3.8 1.3 -33.2 0.1 2.5
5.5 -13.1 2.5 3.9 -13.3 2.3 3.1
• G2: Beverages and Tobacco 2.9 2.7 4.7 -0.1 -40.2 -6.7 -2.0
Products 4.0 -4.6 2.2 -8.8 9.2 7.9
3.4 -1.5 -30.7 5.2 7.0
• G3: Textiles, Wearing Apparel and 6.1
Leather Products

• G4: Wood Products, Furniture, Paper
Products and Printing

• G5: Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber
and Plastic Products

• G6: Non-metallic Mineral Products,
Basic Metal and Fabricated Metal
Products

• G7: Electrical, Electronic and Optical
Products

• G8: Transport Equipment, Other
Manufacturing and Repair

Notes:

7 P Preliminary

e Estimate

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product by Kind of 2019e 2020
Economic Activity at Constant 2015
2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Prices 1.0
(Growth YoY, %) 0.1 -19.4 3.0 -7.9 -44.5 -12.4 -13.9
-2.2 -17.1 -10.0 -8.1 -39.2 -12.3 -11.0
Construction -8.8 -17.3 6.7 -11.6 -36.8 -16.4 -6.6
6.0 -27.9 4.5 -5.1 -59.4 -16.7 -32.7
• Residential Buildings 3.2 -7.3 -9.0 -29.8 1.8 9.4

• Non-residential Buildings

• Civil Engineering

• Specialised Construction Activities

Notes: 8
P Preliminary
e Estimate

ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

Gross Domestic Product by Kind of 2019e 2020
Economic Activity at Constant 2015
2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Prices 6.2 3.1 -16.2 -4.0 -4.9
(Growth YoY, %) 6.1 -5.5 6.6 2.9 -19.5 -5.5 -6.6
6.6 -7.2 5.5 5.1 -8.9 -1.5 0.3
Services 6.0 -1.3 6.4 2.1 -23.3 -2.4 -1.5
6.7 -6.1 10.0 1.6 -40.9 -29.5 -35.4
• Private Services 9.6 -26.5 6.8 -2.7 -44.8 -16.6 -23.1
6.8 -21.9 6.8 6.7 4.9 5.4 7.1
Utilities 6.6 6.0 5.2 4.8 -5.9 5.5 5.8
4.6 2.7 5.1 0.1 -32.2 -18.8 -21.9
Wholesale & Retail Trade 4.7 -18.3 9.4 4.9 -22.4 -14.8 -21.4
Food & Beverage and 9.2 -13.7 5.8 1.4 -20.5 -10.6 -12.2
Accommodation 5.5 -10.5 3.6 4.4 3.5 5.1 4.9
Transportation & Storage 3.7 4.5

Information & Communication

Finance & Insurance

Real Estate

Business Services

Other Services

• Government Services

Notes:

9 P Preliminary

e Estimate

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product 2019e 2020
by Type of Expenditure
at Constant 2015 Prices 2019e 2020p Q4
3.6
(Growth YoY, %) -5.6 8.1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
-4.3 1.3 0.7 -17.1 -2.6 -3.4
Total GDP 4.3 4.1 -0.7 6.7 -18.5 -2.1 -3.4
7.6 -14.5 -3.4 5.0 2.3 6.9 2.7
• Private Final Consumption Expenditure 2.0 -8.8 -2.4 -4.6 -28.9 -11.6 -11.9
• Government Final Consumption -2.1 -8.3 -7.1 -21.7 -4.7 -1.8
-1.3 -2.5 -19.7 -7.8 -3.3
Expenditure -2.5
• Gross Fixed Capital Formation

• Exports of Goods & Services

• Imports of Goods & Services

Notes: 10
P Preliminary
e Estimate

ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

Gross Domestic Product 2019e 2020
by Type of Expenditure
at Constant 2015 Prices 2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
8.1 6.7 -18.5 -2.1 -3.4
(Growth YoY, %) 7.6 -4.3 7.9 7.2 3.3 5.7 5.6
8.2 5.5 12.0 4.7 -38.9 -11.9 -8.7
Private Final Consumption Expenditure 12.4 -13.7 4.6 2.1 -0.4 5.9 6.1
4.6 3.4 6.2 2.5 -26.5 -10.3 -10.5
• Food & Non-alcoholic Beverages 7.0 -11.2 7.9 1.4 -56.7 -2.1 -1.5
8.2 -13.7 8.1 8.3 5.0 5.5 9.1
• Clothing & Footwear 8.6 7.0 8.4 -4.4 -81.9 -55.1 -54.1
• Housing, Water, Electricity, 8.2 -49.5 9.8 2.7 -41.2 -32.8 -34.2
9.6 -26.7 10.1 25.2 -0.4 23.8 17.1
Gas and Other Fuels 6.5 16.3
• Furnishing, Household Equipment &

Routine Household Maintenance
• Transport

• Communication

• Recreation Services & Culture

• Restaurants & Hotels

• Others

Notes:

11 P Preliminary

e Estimate

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product 2019e 2020
by Type of Expenditure
at Constant 2015 Prices 2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
-0.7 -4.6 -28.9 -11.6 -11.9
(Growth YoY, %) -2.1 -14.5 0.1 -4.0 -41.2 -12.9 -13.1
-0.6 -18.3 -2.6 -6.2 -11.1 -8.3 -9.0
GFCF by Type of Assets -5.5 -8.6 1.4 -2.4 -10.2 -15.7 -16.0
1.0 -11.2 -0.7 -4.6 -28.9 -11.6 -11.9
• Structure -2.1 -14.5 -8.0 -11.3 -38.7 -18.6 -19.8
-10.8 -21.4 4.3 -2.3 -26.4 -9.3 -7.0
• Machinery and Equipment 1.6 -11.9

• Other Asset

GFCF by Sectors

• Public

• Private

Notes: 12
P Preliminary
e Estimate

ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

Gross Domestic Product 2019e 2020
by Type of Expenditure
at Constant 2015 Prices 2019e 2020p Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
-3.4 -7.1 -21.7 -4.7 -1.8
(Growth YoY, %) -1.3 -8.8 -3.7 -3.8 -14.5 6.1 8.6
-1.9 -0.8 -2.2 -23.1 -57.4 -57.4 -55.7
Exports of Goods and Services 1.7 -48.4 -2.4 -2.5 -19.7 -7.8 -3.3
-2.5 -8.3 -2.5 -1.0 -16.4 -1.9 2.7
• Goods -2.4 -4.1 -1.8 -8.6 -33.3 -30.8 -28.1
-2.9 -25.3
• Services

Imports of Goods and Services

• Goods

• Services

Notes:

13 P Preliminary

e Estimate

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Gross Domestic Product 2019 2020 2019 2020
(Growth YoY, %) Q4 Q2 Q3
Q1 Q4
ASEAN Countries
• Malaysia 4.3 -5.6 3.6 0.7 -17.1 -2.6 -3.4
• Singapore 0.7 -5.8 1.0
• Indonesia 5.0 -2.1 5.0 -0.2 -13.4 -5.6 -3.8
• Philippines 6.0 -9.5 6.7
3.0 -5.3 -3.5 -2.2
Other Selected Countries
-0.7 -16.9 -11.4 -8.3
• USA
• European Union 2.2 -2.5 2.3 0.3 -9.0 -2.8 -2.5
1.6 -6.4 1.3
• Spain 2.0 -11.0 1.7 -2.6 -13.9 -4.2 -4.8
• Italy 0.3 n.a 0.1
• France 1.5 n.a 0.7 -4.2 -21.6 -9.0 -9.1
• United Kingdom 1.4 n.a 1.2
• P.R. China 6.1 2.3 6.0 -5.6 -18.1 -5.1 -6.6
• Republic of Korea 2.0 -1.0 2.3
• Taiwan 3.0 3.0 3.7 -5.7 -18.8 -3.9 -5.0

Note: -2.4 -20.8 -8.6 n.a
P Preliminary
n.a not available -6.8 3.2 4.9 6.5

1.4 -2.7 -1.1 -1.4

2.5 0.4 3.9 4.9

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
BY INCOME APPROACH FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES, 2019

CANADA SWEDEN NORWAY SOUTH KOREA

CE: 50.8% CE: 47.6% CE: 55.1% CE: 46.8%
GOS: 38.2% GOS: 32.0% GOS: 45.8% GOS: 43.6%
T-S: 11.0% T-S: 20.4% T-S: -0.9% 9.6T-S: %

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED KINGDOM

CE: 53.6% CE: 49.7%
GOS: 38.4%
GOS: 39.7% T-S: 11.9% SINGAPORE

6.7T-S:% NETHERLANDS CE: 40.2%
GOS: 52.8%
CE: 47.9% 7.0T-S: %
GOS: 41.0%
T-S: 11.1% MALAYSIA

ITALY

CE: 40.3%
GOS: 47.0%
T-S: 12.7%

CE: 35.9%

Legend: SOUTH AFRICA 60.4GOS: %

CE : Compensation of Employees CE: 47.6% 3.7T-S: %
GOS : Gross Operating Surplus GOS: 41.5%
T-S : Taxes Less Subsidies T-S: 10.9% AUSTRALIA

CE: 47.0% NEW ZEALAND

GOS: 43.1% CE: 43.0%
GOS: 43.9%
Sources: Selected National Statistical Office (NSO) website. 9.9T-S: % T-S: 13.1%
Notes:
1. The numbers show percentage share of income components to GDP. The sum of the

components may not equal to 100 per cent due to the rounding of total figures or
statistical discrepancy published by the NSOs.

15 2. The percentage share was calculated by Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM).

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Current Account

“Current account balance recorded a surplus of RM19.0 billion led by
the higher net exports of Goods and smaller deficit in Primary income”

Current Account Balance, Q4 2019 – Q4 2020

GOODS SERVICES RM billion 26.1
30.0
Surplus Deficit
25.0
RM42.9b RM14.2b
20.0 19.0
Surplus Deficit
15.0 9.5 7.6
RM41.5b RM13.3b
10.0
Q320 Q320 7.5

PRIMARY SECONDARY 5.0
INCOME INCOME
0.0 Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
Deficit Deficit Q4-19

RM7.1b RM2.5b

Deficit Surplus

RM9.2b RM7.1b

Q320 Q320

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Financial Account

“Financial account registered a lower net outflow of RM10.8 billion due to
lower outflow in Portfolio investment and Other investment”

Financial Account, Q4 2019 – Q4 2020

DIRECT PORTFOLIO RM billion -13.3 -19.8 -35.2 -10.8
INVESTMENT INVESTMENT Q1-20 Q2-20 Q3-20 Q4-20
60
Net inflow Net outflow 50
40
RM0.8b RM6.9b 30
20
Net outflow Net outflow 10

RM3.1b RM23.1b 0
-10 -0.1
Q320 Q320 -20
-30
FINANCIAL OTHER -40
DERIVATIVES INVESTMENT -50
-60
Net outflow Net outflow
Q4-19
RM0.9b RM3.7b
Direct Investment Portfolio Investment
Net outflow Net outflow Other Investment Reserve Assets
Financial Account
RM0.5b RM8.5b

Q320 Q320

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BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Financial Account

Foreign Direct Investment FDI & DIA Malaysia’s Direct Investment
(FDI) in Malaysia Performance Abroad (DIA)

Net Inflow Net Outflow

Q420 RM6.1 billion Q420 RM5.4 billion

Q320 -RM0.8 billion Q320 RM2.2 billion

Net Outflow Net Outflow

Investment Flow Investment Income Investment Flow Investment Income

RM6.1 billion RM13.2 billion -RM5.4 billion RM6.9 billion

Investment Position Investment Position

RM703.5 billion RM 518.9 billion

Main Countries of FDI Flows Main Countries of DIA Flows

Thailand Japan Singapore Indonesia Canada Singapore
RM2.6 billion RM2.1 billion RM1.7 billion -RM2.0 billion -RM1.6 billion -RM1.4 billion

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Components 2019 2020
(RM billion) Q4
Current Account Balance 2019 2020 7.5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
• Goods 32.3 9.5 19.0
• Services 50.9 62.1 -4.0 28.9 7.6 26.1 42.9
• Primary Income 123.3 139.1 -15.2 -8.0 -14.2
• Secondary Income -10.9 -48.0 -5.5 -6.0 25.9 41.5 -7.1
Direct Investment Abroad -40.3 -26.2 -5.4 -2.5
• Flows -21.3 -2.8 -12.5 -13.3
• Stock
• Income -4.0 -9.2
Foreign Direct Investment
• Flows -1.9 7.1
• Stock
• Income -26.1 -14.1 -1.1 -3.0 -3.5 -2.2 -5.4
485.4 518.9 485.4 502.7 521.9 510.8 518.9
19 28.8 20.2
6.5 4.3 6.0 2.9 6.9

31.7 13.9 5.4 6.4 2.2 -0.8 6.1
691.6 703.5 691.6 689.6 696.5 689.1 703.5
58.7 43.2 16.8 11.9 13.2
9.6 8.4

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Travel 2019 2020 2019 2020
Q4 Q2 Q3
Travel (RM billion) Q1 Q4
• Exports
• Imports 82.1 12.5 19.5 12.2 0.0* 0.1 0.1
Tourist Arrivals* 3.1 3.6 3.4
(million persons) 51.3 20.3 13.0 10.2 0.02 0.05 n.a

26.1 n.a 6.0 4.2

Note: Source: 20
n.a not available * Tourism Malaysia
* Less than 50 million

ECONOMIC INDICATORS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION

“Malaysia’s international investment position registered

net assets of RM79.6 billion”

TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES DIRECT INVESTMENT BY TOP COUNTRIES
Q420 RM1,919.3b Q420 RM1,839.6b
Q320 RM1,890.1b Q320 RM1,807.6b DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD (DIA)
RM518.9b
COMPONENTS OF DIRECT INVESTMENT
Singapore
TOTAL ASSETS RM110.4b (21.3%)
RM607.7b
Indonesia
57.4% 42.6% RM48.5b (9.3%)

RM348.9b RM258.8b United Kingdom
RM34.4b (6.6%)
Equity & investment Debt
fund shares Instruments FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI)
RM703.5b
79.1% 20.9%
Singapore
RM627.1b RM165.2b RM152.8b (21.7%)

TOTAL LIABILITIES Hong Kong
RM792.3b RM85.8b (12.2%)

Japan
RM76.5b (10.9%)

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INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION ECONOMIC INDICATORS

International Investment Position 2019 2020
(RM billion) Q4
2019 2020 1,779.6 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Assets 573.4 1,837.5 1.919.3
• Direct Investment 1,779.6 1.919.3 437.5 593.2 1,914.8 1,890.1 607.7
• Portfolio Investment 573.4 607.7 13.5 439.5 520.2
• Financial Derivatives 437.5 520.2 331.3 609.2 604.8
• Other Investment 13.5 22.8 424.0 28.7 22.8
• Reserves Assets 331.3 336.3 1,823.8 336.0 464.9 484.5 336.3
Liabilities 424.0 432.2 779.5 440.0 432.2
• Direct Investment 1,823.8 1.839.6 607.5 1,810.4 26.4 23.5 1.839.6
• Portfolio Investment 779.5 792.3 12.9 780.2 792.3
• Financial Derivatives 607.5 630.3 423.8 544.1 371.2 340.8 630.3
• Other Investment 12.9 21.4 -44.1 30.1 21.4
Net International Investment Position 423.8 395.6 945.4 456.0 443.0 436.4 395.6
External Debt* -44.1 79.6 27.1 79.6
945.4 958.5 975.9 1,857.5 1,807.6 958.5

783.9 783.1

599.6 596.4

27.6 23.5

446.5 404.5

57.3 82.5

1,003.0 953.3

Source: 22
* Bank Negara Malaysia

ECONOMIC INDICATORS MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Leading Index

ECONOMIC RECOVERY REMAINS IN SIGHT
AMID A LIKELIHOOD TO AFFECT THE PACE OF RECOVERY

Leading Index, November 2020 (Year On Year) 7.6%

Note: Economic Direction Forecast by Leading Index in Average of 4 to 6 Months Ahead AUG 2020

4.5% 7.6%

JUNE 2020 JULY 2020

8.6% 6.3% 7.1%

SEPT 2020 OCT 2020 NOV 2020

Annual Growth Rate of Leading Index (Smoothed) and Business Cycle (Grey Shaded Areas),

January 1991 to November 2020 Peak
Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough 2/20
Per Cent 12/97 11/98 2/01 2/02 1/08 3/09
15

10

5

0

-5

-10 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Year

23 Note:
Data for December 2020 will be released not later than 25th February 2021.

COMPOSITE INDEX AND DIFFUSION INDEX ECONOMIC INDICATORS

2019 2020

Composite Index and
Diffusion Index

Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov

Composite Index

• Leading 2015=100 101.9 101.6 101.7 100.9 95.9 96.1 100.8 104.5 109.1 108.5 109.5 108.7 109.1
Index
(Annual
Change, %) 1.3 1.9 0.7 1.7 -3.7 -5.7 0.6 4.5 7.6 7.6 8.6 6.3 7.1

2015=100 115.1 115.3 115.5 116.3 108.3 91.4 101.2 110.0 111.4 112.0 113.3 112.0 112.4
• Coincident

Index (Annual
Change, %)
2.5 2.4 2.0 3.4 -3.6 -19.3 -11.0 -3.1 -2.4 -2.3 -0.9 -2.4 -2.3

• Lagging 2015=100 152.8 154.0 153.6 153.1 144.0 158.9 166.9 167.2 169.7 169.6 171.8 169.8 169.8
Index
(Annual
Change, %) 1.3 2.2 1.1 -0.6 -4.4 4.7 9.6 11.5 11.4 11.7 12.7 10.8 11.1

Diffusion Index

• Leading (Per cent, 71.4 71.4 57.1 57.1 14.3 14.3 42.9 42.9 57.1 71.4 100.0 100.0 85.7
Index %) 66.7 100.0 83.3 83.3 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 66.7 100.0 100.0

• Coincident (Per cent,

Index %)

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS Revenue Q4 2020 YoY SERVICES
Number of Persons Engaged RM435.9 billion Q3 2020
Salaries & Wages YoY
-4.7% Q4 2020

3.7 million -2.0% -5.1%
-3.4%
RM24.7 billion -2.6% -4.5%

Percentage Change YoY by Segment Professional & Real
Estate Agent
Wholesale & Retail Information & Health, Education,
Trade, Food & Communication and and Art, RM9.2 billion
Beverages and Q4 2020 : -10.8%
Accommodation Transportation & Entertainment & Q3 2020 : -8.6%
Storage Recreation
RM351.3 billion Q4 2020 : -1.1%
Q4 2020 : -3.0% RM61.9 billion RM13.4 billion Q3 2020 : -0.5%
Q3 2020 : -3.4% Q4 2020 : -10.4% Q4 2020 : -23.0%
Q3 2020 : -7.2% Q3 2020 : -19.9% Q4 2020 : -3.7%
Q3 2020 : -3.3%
NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED

Q4 2020 : -3.4% Q4 2020 : -5.1% Q4 2020 : -1.9%
Q3 2020 : -2.1% Q3 2020 : -3.2% Q3 2020 : -0.9%

Q4 2020 : -1.8% SALARIES & WAGES
Q3 2020 : -0.9%
Q4 2020 : -13.7% Q4 2020 : -1.6%
Q3 2020 : -8.6% Q3 2020 : 0.7%

25 Note:
Revenue for Wholesale & Retail Sub-Sector refers to Sales Value

SERVICES 2019 2020 2019 2020 ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Q4 Q2 Q3r
Services Q1 Q4

Services 1,781.5 1,637.8 459.2 437.8 335.6 428.5 435.9
Revenue (RM billion) 6.4 -8.1 6.0 1.5 -24.0 -4.7 -5.1
(Growth YoY, %)
1,326.4 1,248.5 339.0 326.9 254.2 331.1 336.3
• Wholesale & Retail Trade 5.9 -5.9 5.4 1.6 -22.6 -1.8 -0.7
Sales Value (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %) 150.6 134.2 37.7 34.2 19.7 41.3 39.0
Motor Vehicle 2.7 -10.9 3.7 -4.0 -48.7 6.1 3.6
Sales Value (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %) 638.2 603.4 162.7 160.0 127.4 154.5 161.5
Wholesale Trade 5.4 -5.5 4.5 2.4 -19.4 -4.2 -0.7
Sales Value (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %) 537.6 511.0 138.5 132.8 107.0 135.3r 135.9
Retail Trade 7.5 -4.9 6.9 2.1 -18.9 -1.3 -1.9
Sales Value (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %)

Note: 26
r Revised

ECONOMIC INDICATORS SERVICES

Services 2019 2020 2019 2020
Q4 Q2 Q3r
• Information & Communication Q1 Q4
Revenue (RM billion) 36.5
(Growth YoY, %) 138.8 146.1 6.9 35.7 36.1 35.6 38.7
7.0 5.2 6.5 3.7 4.5 6.2
• Transportation & Storage 32.6
Revenue (RM billion) 123.7 91.5 6.7 28.2 15.8 24.3 23.2
(Growth YoY, %) 6.8 -26.1 -4.4 -49.3 -20.3 -29.0
19.9
• Food & Beverages 72.0 56.4 12.3 17.2 11.7 13.7 13.8
Revenue (RM billion) 12.1 -21.6 2.4 -32.6 -23.5 -30.6
(Growth YoY, %) 9.6
35.8 32.8 10.0 9.1 7.2 7.9 8.7
• Professional 10.0 -8.3 5.2 -20.0 -7.8 -10.1
Revenue (RM billion) 5.4
(Growth YoY, %) 20.9 20.1 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 5.3
4.1 -15.8 -1.2 -1.1
• Private Health 6.6 -3.5
Revenue (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %)

Note:

27 r Revised

SERVICES ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Services 2019 2019 2019 2020
Q4 Q2 Q3r
Q1 Q4

• Private Education

Revenue (RM billion) 20.1 19.0 5.0 5.3 4.2 4.9 4.6

(Growth YoY, %) 8.2 -5.6 8.3 6.2 -12.1 -7.6 -9.2

• Accommodation

Revenue (RM billion) 13.8 6.4 3.6 3.2 0.6 1.5 1.2

(Growth YoY, %) 3.7 -53.4 3.9 -5.6 -82.6 -57.5 -66.3

• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Revenue (RM billion) 27.1 14.6 7.1 6.2 1.1 3.7 3.6

(Growth YoY, %) 7.1 -46.3 6.9 -9.2 -83.7 -44.4 -49.5

• Real Estate Agent

Revenue (RM billion) 2.8 2.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.6

(Growth YoY, %) 6.9 -17.5 6.9 1.9 -32.3 -17.8 -21.2

Note: 28
r Revised

ECONOMIC INDICATORS VOLUME INDEX OF SERVICES

Volume index of services decreased 7.1% in fourth quarter 2020
as compared to -5.6% recorded in third quarter 2020

Growth:YoY

Segment Sub-sector

Wholesale & Retail Wholesale & Retail Food & Beverages Accommodation
Trade, Food & Trade Q4 2020 : -29.1%
Q3 2020 : -22.5% Q4 2020 : -60.9%
Beverages & Accommodation Q4 2020 : -1.2% Q3 2020 :-53.6%
Q4 2020 : -7.3% Q3 2020 : -2.0% Real Estate
Q3 2020 : -6.5% Q4 2020 : -21.2% Professional, Scientific & Technical
Finance & Insurance Q3 2020 : -18.1% and Administrative & Support
Business Services & Finance Services
Q4 2020 : -4.0% Q4 2020 : 5.8%
Q3 2020 : -1.9% Q3 2020r: 5.4% Q4 2020 : -15.0%
Q3 2020 : -9.0%

Information & Communication Information & Communication Transportation & Storage
and Transportation & Storage
Q4 2020 : 7.1% Q4 2020 : -24.0%
Q4 2020 : -5.6% Q3 2020: 5.1% Q3 2020 : -17.1%
Q3 2020 : -3.6%

Other Services Private Health Private Education Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and
Q4 2020 : -24.2% Personal Services & Other Activities
Q3 2020 : -21.8% Q4 2020 : -4.7% Q4 2020 : -11.0%
Q3 2020 : -5.0% Q3 2020 : -9.4% Q4 2020 : -45.1%
Q3 2020 : -41.5%

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VOLUME INDEX OF SERVICES ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Index of Services 2019 2020
(Growth YoY, %) Q4
2019 2020 6.4 Q1 Q2 Q3r Q4
Services 5.7
6.4 -8.0 3.6 2.3 -21.6 -5.6 -7.1
• Wholesale & Retail Trade 6.1 -6.2 4.9
3.5 -10.9 6.9 1.5 -23.4 -2.0 -1.2
Motor Vehicles 4.6 -5.2 10.6
8.2 -6.1 7.1 -3.5 -48.0 5.5 2.7
Wholesale Trade 10.2 -20.4 5.1
6.8 -49.8 5.6 2.5 -19.3 -3.5 -0.4
Retail Trade 4.6 2.6
5.2 -17.9 9.4 1.8 -21.2 -2.3 -2.9
• Food & Beverages
9.3 -10.3 6.6 2.9 -31.7 -22.5 -29.1
• Accommodation 6.4
6.5 5.7 5.6 -4.1 -78.8 -53.6 -60.9
• Finance & Insurance 6.5 -22.5 5.3
5.5 -6.7 4.7r -6.1 5.4 5.8
• Real Estate 4.9 -7.5 8.0
• Professional, Scientific & 0.3 -32.0 -18.1 -21.2
8.0 -42.1
Technical and Administrative & 4.5 -20.8 -9.0 -15.0
Support Services
• Information and Communication 6.4 4.5 5.1 7.1

• Transportation and Storage -3.2 -45.4 -17.1 -24.0

• Private Health 1.8 -18.5 -5.0 -4.7

• Private Education 3.8 -12.4 -9.4 -11.0
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
-5.8 -75.9 -41.5 -45.1
and Personal Services & Other
Activities

Note: 30
r Revised

ECONOMIC INDICATORS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

Sales Value Number of Persons Engaged
Q4 2020 : -0.7% | RM336.3 billion 1.9 million

Q3 2020 : -1.8% | RM331.1 billion Q4 2020: -0.1%
Q3 2020 : 0.2%
Wholesale Trade Sub-sector
Main Groups
Sales Value
Other Specialised Q4 2020 : -6.4% | Q3 2020 : -14.3%
RM161.5 billion Wholesale Q4 2020 : 3.6% | Q3 2020 : 3.7%
Q4 2020 : 4.5% | Q3 2020 : 3.9%
Q4 2020 : -0.7% Wholesale of
Q3 2020 : -4.2% household goods

Retail Trade Sub-sector Wholesale of food,
beverages and tobacco
Sales Value
Main Groups
RM135.9 billion
Retail Sale in Non-Specialised Q4 2020 : 2.9% | Q3 2020 : 4.8%
Q4 2020 : -1.9% Stores Q4 2020 : -6.7% | Q3 2020 : -6.5%
Q3 2020 : -1.3% Q4 2020 : -4.2% | Q3 2020 : -4.0%
Retail Sale of Other
Motor Vehicles Sub-sector Goods in Specialised Stores

Sales Value Retail Sale of Other Household
Equipment in Specialised Stores
RM39.0 billion
Main Groups
Q4 2020 : 3.6%
Q3 2020 : 6.1% Sale of Motor Vehicles Q4 2020 : 9.5% | Q3 2020 : 12.8%
Q4 2020 : -4.9% | Q3 2020 : -3.3%
Sale and Motor Vehicle Parts Q4 2020 : -5.7% | Q3 2020 : -3.8%
& Accessories
Maintenance & Repair of
Motor Vehicles

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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Wholesale & Retail Trade 2019 2020 2019 2020
Q4 Q1 Q2r Q3 Q4
Motor Vehicles
Sales Value (RM billion) 81.5 74.0 20.1 17.8 10.3 23.9 22.0
(Growth YoY, %) 1.3 -9.2 3.5
-6.4 -51.4 12.8 9.5
Others 69.1 60.1 17.6
Sales Value (RM billion) 4.3 -13.0 4.0 16.3 9.4 17.4 17.0
(Growth YoY, %)
90.4 -1.2 -45.4 -2.0 -3.2
Wholesale Trade 3.9
• Specialised Wholesale 357.4 356.5 89.0 81.2 93.1 93.2
5.0 -0.2 67.9 1.7 -8.6 2.7 3.1
Sales Value (RM billion) 5.4
(Growth YoY, %) 264.0 230.0 66.8 42.9 56.8 63.5
• Other Specialised Wholesale 6.1 -12.9 4.3 3.4 -34.2 -14.3 -6.4
Sales Value (RM billion) 3.6
(Growth YoY, %) 16.9 16.8 4.3 3.3 4.5 4.7
• Non-specialised Wholesale 3.3 -0.8
Trade 2.9 -20.3 5.4 8.0
Sales Value (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %) 32

Note:
r Revised

ECONOMIC INDICATORS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE

Wholesale & Retail Trade 2018 2019 2019 Q1 2020 Q4
Q4 Q2r Q3
Retail Trade 184.9 188.8 46.8 49.0
• Retail Sale in Non-specialised 8.8 2.1 47.6 5.1 43.5 49.6 2.9
8.3 86.0 -4.4 4.8 86.9
Stores 352.7 322.0 0.5 -4.4
Sales Value (RM billion) 6.9 -8.7 90.9 63.6 85.5
(Growth YoY, %) 6.3 -26.5 -4.7

• Retail Sale in Specialised Stores
Sales Value (RM billion)
(Growth YoY, %)

Note:

33 r Revised

VOLUME INDEX OF WHOLESALE AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS
RETAIL TRADE

Volume Index of WHOLESALE -5.7% -4.5%
Wholesale and TRADE
Other Specialised Wholesale on a Fee or
Retail Trade -0.4% Wholesale Contract Basis

Went Down RETAIL -10.4% -7.8%
TRADE
-1.2% Retail Sale of Automotive Retail Sale of
-2.9% Fuel in Specialised Other Goods in
Fourth Stores Specialised Stores
Quarter

2020

Q3 2020
-2.0%

MOTOR 11.9% 4.1%
VEHICLES
Sale of Motor Sale, Maintenance & Repair
2.8% vehicles of Motorcycles & Related
Parts & Accessories

Seasonally Adjusted Volume Index increased 1.3% as against the previous quarter.

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ECONOMIC INDICATORS VOLUME INDEX OF WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL TRADE

Wholesale & Retail Trade 2019 2020 2019 2020
(Growth YoY, %) Q4 Q1 Q2r Q3 Q4
1.9 -7.7
Motor Vehicle 5.7 -14.1 3.7 -6.2 -50.7 15.6 11.5

• Sale of Motor Vehicles 3.8 -12.0 4.3 -1.0 -47.5 -3.1 -5.4
• Sale of Motor Vehicles Parts & 6.9 -0.8
6.1 3.7 -33.0 -13.2 -5.7
Accessories 8.4 1.7
Wholesale 9.3 -11.8 6.3 3.9 -15.1 4.0 3.8

• Other Specialised Wholesale 7.7 4.9 -4.7 4.7 1.9

• Wholesale of Household Goods 8.2 1.1 -34.1 -6.9 -7.8

Retail
• Retail Sale in Non-specialised

Stores
• Retail Sale of Other Goods in

Specialised Stores

Note:

35 r Revised

RETAIL TRADE INDEX ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Selected Countries

Retail Trade Index 2019 2020
(Growth YoY,%)
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
ASEAN Countries
• Malaysia 7.0 6.7 6.4 -7.5 -36.0 -18.0 -11.2 -5.2 -2.5 1.0 -2.8 -3.1 -2.9
• Singapore -1.0 -1.1 -11.1 -11.4 -33.8 -45.8 -24.8 -8.5 -9.0 -12.8 -11.0 -2.4 -4.7
• Indonesia -0.5 -0.3 -0.8 -4.5 -16.9 -20.6 -17.1 -12.3 -9.2 -8.7 -14.9 -16.3 n.a
Other Selected Countries
• Republic of Korea 4.5 1.8 -2.4 -8.0 -2.2 1.7 6.4 0.5 0.3 4.4 -0.2 -1.5 -2.0
• United Kingdom 3.0 2.2 1.1 -5.2 -23.4 -12.6 -1.9 0.5 2.4 4.4 6.4 5.4 -1.6
• European Union 1.1 2.8 3.0 -7.0 -17.8 -2.4 1.5 0.5 4.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1
• Taiwan 1.1 0.4 -1.4 -3.2 -8.7 -3.4 0.1 3.6 8.9 4.5 4.6 3.4 2.3

Note: Source: 36
n.a not available Official Website of National Statistics Offices

ECONOMIC INDICATORS MANUFACTURING

Growth YoY, %

SALES VALUE SALARIES & WAGES
RM366.4 billion
3.0% -1.2% RM22,166 million RM

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES SALES VALUE PER EMPLOYEE

2,199,195 persons -2.0% 5.1% RM166,628

Malaysia’s Manufacturing sales increased by 3.0 per cent to
RM366.4 billion in Q4 2020

Food, Beverages SALES VALUE OF Transport
& Tobacco SUB-SECTORS Equipment & Other

9.0% 15.0% Manufactures

Textile, Wearing Apparel, Electrical & Electronics
Leather & Footwear Products

-3.6% 4.3%

Wood, Furniture, Paper Petroleum, Chemical, Non-Metallic Mineral Products,
Products & Printing Rubber & Plastic Basic Metal & Fabricated Metal

-2.5% -0.8% -5.1% Products

37

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX (IPI) ECONOMIC INDICATORS

IPI MINING MANUFACTURING ELECTRICITY

Q4 2020 -0.3% -10.5% 2.8% -0.6%
-10.6% 2.4%
Oct. 2020 -0.5% -15.4% 2.0% 0.8%
Nov. 2020 -2.2% -5.4% 4.1% -2.5%
Dec. 2020 1.7% -0.2%
-6.5% 3.1%
Q3 2020 0.8% -2.8%

2.4% 7.8% 3.9%
Electrical & Petroleum, Chemical,
-1.8% Textile, Wearing Q3 2020 Q3 2020 Electronics Products Q3 2020
0.2% Wood, Furniture, 2.1% Rubber & Plastic
Paper Products & 8.9%
Q3 2020 Apparel, Leather
Printing
-9.3% & Footwear

6.1% -2.0%Non-metallic Mineral Food, Beverages -6.7%
&
Transport Equipment Products, Basic Metal Q3 2020 Tobacco Q3 2020
& Fabricated Metal -6.7% 5.3%
& Other Q3 2020 Product

Manufactures 4.3%

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