Malaysia's productivity growth rebounds to 1.8% in 2021 – MITI

image-20220627093510-1Malaysia's productivity growth rebounded to 1.8 % or RM90,697 per person in 2021 from -5.3 % or RM89,106 per person in 2020, said Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Lim Ban Hong.

国际贸易和工业部副部长拿督林万峰表示,马来西亚的生产力增长从 2020 年的 -5.3% 或每人 89,106 令吉,反弹至 2021 年的 1.8% 或每人 90,697 令吉。

 

He said 2021 showed a tremendous awakening from the slow economic bumps encountered due to the impact of the pandemic even though the country had yet to return to its pre-pandemic productivity performance then.

他说,尽管该国当时的生产力尚未恢复到大流行前的水平,但 2021 年显示出从因大流行的影响而遇到的缓慢经济颠簸中的巨大觉醒。

 

The overall growth of sub-sectors under the nine Productivity Nexus rebounded to the average of 3.3 % in 2021 from -5.1 % in 2020, he said.

他说,九个生产力关系下子行业的整体增长从 2020 年的-5.1% 反弹至 2021 年的平均 3.3%。

 

"All the sub-sectors registered a positive growth except for retail and food & beverages, tourism, and professional services.

“除零售和餐饮、旅游和专业服务外,所有子行业均实现了正增长。

 

"The electrical and electronics (E&E) sub-sector registered the highest annual productivity growth of 12 % due to the increasing global demand for E&E components," he said in his opening remarks at the launch of the Productivity Report 2022 and Subsector Productivity Reports in conjuction with Malaysia Productivity Corporation's (MPC) Productivity Conference themed "Driving Productivity of the Nation" today.

“由于全球对 E&E 组件的需求不断增加,电气和电子 (E&E) 子行业的年生产力增长率最高,达到 12%,”他在 2022 年生产力报告和子行业生产力报告发布会上的开幕致辞中说与马来西亚生产力公司(MPC)今天以“推动国家生产力”为主题的生产力会议相结合。

 

Lim noted that the chemicals and chemical products, and machinery and equipment sub-sectors recorded a tremendous increase in productivity growth at 10.3 % and 9.0 %, respectively.

林指出,化学品和化学产品以及机械和设备子行业的生产率增长分别为 10.3% 和 9.0%,增幅巨大。

 

“This is a driving factors for us to boost the nation’s productivity, targeted growth at an average of 3.6 % annually, from 2021 to 2025 as stated in the 12th Malaysia Plan.

“这是我们提高国家生产力的驱动因素,目标是从 2021 年到 2025 年平均每年增长 3.6%,如第 12 个马来西亚计划所述。

 

“(The year) 2022 began with a promise of higher productivity, which encourages more potential investors, traders, and businesses to operate in Malaysia. Hence, we are on the right track to economic recovery,” he said.

“(这一年)2022 年以提高生产力的承诺开始,这鼓励更多潜在的投资者、贸易商和企业在马来西亚开展业务。因此,我们正走在经济复苏的正确轨道上,”他说。

 

Lim said the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) projected that Malaysia’s economy would grow at 6.1 % this year, based on the expected sales of electrical goods and health gears, boosting Malaysia’s exports and domestic demands, encouraged by benefits gained from the government’s support.

林说,经济合作与发展组织(OECD)预计,基于电器产品和保健设备的预期销售,马来西亚的经济今年将增长 6.1%,促进马来西亚的出口和国内需求,并受到收益的鼓舞。来自政府的支持。

 

He said the projection is aligned with the Ministry of Finance's (MoF) forecast that the country’s gross domectic product (GDP) would grow between 5.5 and 6.5 % in 2022.

他说,这一预测与财政部 (MoF) 的预测一致,即该国的国内生产总值 (GDP) 将在 2022 年增长 5.5% 至 6.5%。

 

“The projection is based on potential improvement in global trade, balanced commodity prices, more vibrant economic activities, and improvement in consumer and business sentiments.

“该预测基于全球贸易的潜在改善、商品价格平衡、经济活动更加活跃以及消费者和商业情绪的改善。

 

“The transition into the endemic phase and relaxations of the COVID-19 standard operating procedures further enhance the positivism. Alongside, MPC is optimistic that the country will achieve the target of 3.6 % productivity growth this year,” he said.

“过渡到流行阶段和放宽 COVID-19 标准操作程序进一步增强了积极性。此外,MPC 对该国今年将实现生产率增长 3.6% 的目标持乐观态度,”他说。

 

Lim added that to achieve higher productivity growth, the country needs to aim on four key productivity drivers, namely talent, technology, business environment, and subsidy.

林补充说,要实现更高的生产力增长,该国需要瞄准四个关键的生产力驱动因素,即人才、技术、商业环境和补贴。

 

On the talent development programme, he said MPC has addresses the challenges in the workforce by tackling the issues of a shortage of workers, education attainment performance, and employee compensation.

关于人才发展计划,他说 MPC 通过解决工人短缺、教育程度表现和员工薪酬等问题来应对劳动力的挑战。

 

“The Academy of Factory (AiF) and e-Shared Prosperity Organisation (eSPO) Certificate of Acknowledgement Programmes are ongoing initiatives to ensure the Malaysian workforce is ready to weather the current and future economy.

“工厂学院(AiF)和电子共享繁荣组织(eSPO)认可证书计划是确保马来西亚劳动力准备好应对当前和未来经济的持续举措。

 

“The AiF programme has trained and placed 200 local talents in selected industries. On the other hand, for eSPO, a total of 30,526 organisations have been recognised for successful practices and adoptions of gain sharing of wealth among the employees in the organisations through productivity initiatives,” he shared.

“AiF项目已经在选定的行业培训和安置了200名本地人才。另一方面,对于 eSPO,共有 30,526 家组织因成功实践和采用通过生产力举措在组织中的员工之间分享财富而获得认可,”他分享道。

 

Lim said the need to unleash the industry’s economic potential through digital transformation is crucial to boost the country’s productivity and competitiveness.

林说,需要通过数字化转型释放该行业的经济潜力,这对于提高该国的生产力和竞争力至关重要。

 

As such, various initiatives are in place to leverage digital technology such as MPC’s signature "Go BIG with Digital" which advocates the need for mindset transformation among leaders.

因此,已经采取了各种举措来利用数字技术,例如 MPC 的标志性“Go BIG with Digital”,它提倡领导者需要转变思维方式。