News about Department of Statistics

KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): Malaysia’s unemployment rate, which rose to 5.

PETALING JAYA (July 10): Residents of Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) in Kuala lumpur are questioning the feasibility of the Draft KL Structure Plan 2040, as it is relying on estimates made by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) made in 2018 and data from Census 2010.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): Malaysia's trade performance returned to surplus in May 2020, reporting a trade surplus of RM10.

PETALING JAYA (June 12): The average occupancy rate of malls in Greater Kuala Lumpur has remained stable, only falling marginally by 0.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia's sales value of wholesale and retail trade plunged 36.

“How can I enjoy my retirement when I can’t even survive now with the Covid-19 pandemic?” The above encapsulates the plight of many Malaysians especially the B40 and lower segment of M40 groups who are struggling to make ends meet during this economic distress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and Movement Control Order.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): About 40,000 individuals surveyed by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said they had benefitted from the government’s economic stimulus package.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 9): Many Malaysians are not financially prepared if the Movement Control Order (MCO) were to be extended, according to a new survey released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): The Movement Control Order (MCO) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the country’s household spending patterns, recording a decrease of RM3,504 or 55%, reported The Malaysian Reserve (TMR) based on figures by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

We have heard Malaysians complaining about house prices soaring beyond reach.