Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade registered total sales of RM158.9 billion in November 2025, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 6.4 per cent. In a statement today, chief statistician, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that the growth in the wholesale and retail trade sector was underpinned by positive performance across all sub-sectors.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the growth in volume index was primarily driven by the motor vehicles sub-sector, which rose by 6.8 per cent, followed by wholesale trade with a 6.0 per cent increase and retail trade at 4.3 per cent. However, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the volume index declined by 2.0 per cent month-on-month.

Mohd Uzir highlighted that the wholesale trade sub-sector recorded sales of RM70.1 billion, reflecting a y-o-y growth of 6.0 per cent. Meanwhile, the retail trade sub-sector achieved RM69.0 billion in sales, increasing by 6.4 per cent y-o-y. The motor vehicles sub-sector also demonstrated strong performance, registering
RM19.8 billion in sales, up 8.0 per cent y-o-y.

He noted that the growth was also partly attributable to the continued utilisation of the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) RM100 one-off assistance. Meanwhile, online retail sales remained on an upward trajectory in November, as the sales index increased by 7.3 per cent y-o-y, indicating sustained consumer demand within the e-commerce segment.

Digital payment activities continued to gain momentum in November, with e-money transactions recording a y-o-y increase of 66.9 per cent to RM27.0 billion, underscoring the growing preference for cashless payment methods. The real-time retail payments platform (RPP) maintained strong performance, with total transactions reaching RM322.6 billion. Additionally, financial process exchange (FPX) transactions rose by 20.4 per cent to RM41.5 billion, while credit card and debit card transactions registered growths of 6.9 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively.