Wholesale, retail trade up 7.7% y-o-y in January 2022 — DOSM

Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade grew by 7.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM120.5 billion in January 2022.

2022年1月，马来西亚的批发和零售业同比增长7.7%，达到1，205亿令吉。

The growth was attributed to the retail trade sub-sector, which recorded a positive growth of 7.3% to RM49 billion, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) on 11th March.

马来西亚统计局（DOSM）3月11日表示，这一增长归因于零售贸易子行业，该行业录得7.3%的正增长至490亿令吉。

In a statement, chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said wholesale trade also expanded by 5.7% y-o-y to RM58.6 billion, while motor vehicles surged 19.4% y-o-y to RM12.9 billion.

首席统计师拿督斯里Mohd Uzir Mahidin博士在一份声明中表示，批发贸易也同比增长5.7%至586亿令吉，而机动车同比增长19.4%至129亿令吉。

The Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) is targeting new markets this year, which include Middle East and African countries, to showcase high-quality local rubber products, says CEO Nor Hizwan Ahmad.

马来西亚橡胶理事会（MRC）今年的目标是新的市场，包括中东和非洲国家，以展示高品质的当地橡胶产品，首席执行官Nor Hizwan Ahmad说。

“However, on a month-on-month comparison, sales value of wholesale and retail trade slipped 0.2% due to the motor vehicle sub-sector which contracted 11.5%,” he added.

"然而，在环比比较中，批发和零售贸易的销售价值下滑0.2%，原因是汽车子行业萎缩了11.5%，"他补充说。

Mohd Uzir said the retail trade sub-sector’s growth in January 2022 was supported by retail sales in non-specialised stores, which expanded by 10.1% or RM1.7 billion to RM18.2 billion.

Mohd Uzir表示，零售贸易子行业2022年1月的增长受到非专卖店零售额的支撑，非专卖店的零售额增长了10.1%，即17亿令吉，达到182亿令吉。

Likewise, other groups in the sub-sector also recorded positive growth, including retail sales of automotive fuels (+19.5%), retail sales of household goods (+7.1%), retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco (+8.4%) as well as retail sales of cultural and recreation goods (+5%).

同样，该分行业的其他组别也录得正增长，包括汽车燃料零售额（+19.5%）、家居用品零售额（+7.1%）、食品、饮料及烟草零售额（+8.4%）以及文化及娱乐用品零售额（+5%）。

He also noted that the index of retail sales over the Internet recorded a 20.5% y-o-y growth in January 2022.

他还指出，2022年1月，互联网零售销售指数同比增长20.5%。

In terms of volume, wholesale and retail trade registered a y-o-y growth of 3.6% in January 2022, attributed to the motor vehicle sub-sector which increased 16.3%.

就数量而言，2022年1月批发和零售业同比增长3.6%，这归因于汽车子行业增长了16.3%。