KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Wholesale and retail trade recorded a steady growth of 4.8 per cent in June 2025, with sales at RM153.0 billion, according to the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin attributed the growth to the positive performance of the retail and wholesale trade sub-sectors.
“The retail trade sub-sector recorded RM67.5 billion in sales, registering a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 5.4 per cent, while the wholesale trade sub-sector posted sales of RM68.3 billion, up by 5.2 per cent y-o-y.
“The steady expansion across these sub-sectors reflected continued domestic consumption activity, further supported by festive celebrations such as Aidiladha and mid-year school holidays,” he said in a statement today.
Malaysia continued to record notable increases in digital payment transactions in June.
“E-money transactions jumped by 71.3 per cent y-o-y to RM21.7 billion, reflecting the widespread adoption of cashless micro-payments.
“Real-time Retail Payments Platform (RPP) transactions totalled RM277.2 billion, highlighting the expanding preference for fast and seamless fund transfers,” Uzir said.
In addition, Financial Process Exchange (FPX) transactions rose by 11.4 per cent to RM31.2 billion, supported by higher online banking usage, while credit card spending remained steady at RM18.1 billion, and debit card transactions expanded by 3.9 per cent to RM13.2 billion.
Retail sales in non-specialised stores recorded a 5.7 per cent y-o-y increase to RM26.2 billion, driven by higher sales in supermarkets, mini markets, and convenience stores.
Retail sales in specialised stores also posted a positive performance, rising by 5.9 per cent y-o-y to RM14.3 billion, driven by increased sales of cosmetics, clothing, jewellery, and optical goods.
Elaborating on the performance of the wholesale trade sub-sector, he said that the wholesale of food and beverages, as well as tobacco, recorded a y-o-y increase of 6.7 per cent to reach RM13.9 billion.
Higher wholesale prices of meat, poultry, eggs, rice, grains, flours, sugars, and bakery products primarily drove this growth.
Wholesale of household goods also recorded strong growth, expanding by 5.3 per cent to RM14.4 billion, supported by higher sales of electrical and electronic goods, as well as clothing, furniture, and lighting equipment.
