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MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446 MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my MITI: Companies Continue To Invest, Expand And Diversify Despite the challenging economic environment, businesses are continuing to invest, expand and diversify their projects in Malaysia, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).Minister Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed said investors, particularly those who already have a presence in the country, continued to view Malaysia as their profit centre.Investors, he said, liked Malaysia for its highly diversified economy, strong manufacturing foundation, developed infrastructure and connectivity, proactive government policies and multilingual workforce, among other reasons. Speaking to reporters at a media conference at the Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Mustapa said Malaysia’s position as a preferred location for investments was reflected by the performance of the country’s approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors.In the first quarter of 2016, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry country recorded a total of 1,271 projects with investments of RM37.3bil, which he said will create 39,990 job opportunities. Domestic investments led with RM24.5bil or 65.7% of total approved investments, while foreign direct investment increased to RM12.8bil during the quarter, from RM10.0bil in the previous year. Mustapa noted that some of these companies such as Haemonetics, Osram Opto Semiconductor, UMW Rolls Royce, Infineon, X-Fab Sarawak, Oncogen Pharma, Honeywell, Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), Abbott, Boston Scientific, KLS Martin, JCY Group, HP and Coca-Cola were among those which recently announced advance stages of their project. These companies, he said, will create over 6,000 employment opportunities for Malaysians and are expected to generate RM4.1bil in exports annually.Following a visit to the facility of SAM Precision (M) Sdn Bhd, which is an arm of SAM Engineering & Equipment (SAM Malaysia), Mustapa said the group continued to view Malaysia as a profitable investment destination.“With the positive outlook of the aerospace industry, capability of Malaysia’s local supporting companies and the availability of talent pool for precision machining, SAM Malaysia has announced that it will be spending more than RM100mil over the next two years for expansion,” he said. This, he said, included the diversification project of SAM Precision to manufacture thrust reverser machined parts for the aerospace industry, the first of its kind in Malaysia.The company currently manufactures precision tools for the electronics industry.He also cited two examples of Malaysian companies that continued to expand their business in the country - RC Precision Engineering and Mi Equipment. Homegrown Malaysian company RC Precision Engineering which is involved in contract manufacturing, building OEM equipment, is expected to further invest RM8.5mil for a project this year.Mi Equipment, which specialises in Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP), has plans to invest RM65mil for its expansion project.
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Page 1: MITI: Companies Continue To Invest, Expand And Diversify Weekly Bulletin/MITI_W… · Volunteering time Score (%) Myanmar 1 66 55 92 50 Malaysia 10 52 62 58 37 Thailand 19 48 44 87

MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

MITI: Companies Continue To Invest, Expand And DiversifyDespite the challenging economic environment, businesses are continuing to invest, expand and diversify their projects in Malaysia, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).Minister Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed said investors, particularly those who already have a presence in the country, continued to view Malaysia as their profit centre.Investors, he said, liked Malaysia for its highly diversified economy, strong manufacturing foundation, developed infrastructure and connectivity, proactive government policies and multilingual workforce, among other reasons.

Speaking to reporters at a media conference at the Equatorial Hotel, Penang, Mustapa said Malaysia’s position as a preferred location for investments was reflected by the performance of the country’s approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors.In the first quarter of 2016, the

Ministry of International Trade and Industry

country recorded a total of 1,271 projects with investments of RM37.3bil, which he said will create 39,990 job opportunities.

Domestic investments led with RM24.5bil or 65.7% of total approved investments, while foreign direct investment increased to RM12.8bil during the quarter, from RM10.0bil in the previous year.Mustapa noted that some of these companies such as Haemonetics, Osram Opto Semiconductor, UMW Rolls Royce, Infineon, X-Fab Sarawak, Oncogen Pharma, Honeywell, Schmidt + Clemens (S+C), Abbott, Boston Scientific, KLS Martin, JCY Group, HP and Coca-Cola were among those which recently announced advance stages of their project.

These companies, he said, will create over 6,000 employment opportunities for Malaysians and are expected to generate RM4.1bil in exports annually.Following a visit to the facility of SAM Precision (M) Sdn Bhd, which is an arm of SAM Engineering & Equipment (SAM Malaysia), Mustapa said the group continued to view Malaysia as a profitable investment destination.“With the positive outlook of the aerospace industry, capability of Malaysia’s local supporting companies and the availability of talent pool for precision machining, SAM Malaysia has announced that it will be spending more than RM100mil over the next two years for expansion,” he said.

This, he said, included the diversification project of SAM Precision to manufacture thrust reverser machined parts for the aerospace industry, the first of its kind in Malaysia.The company currently manufactures precision tools for the electronics industry.He also cited two examples of Malaysian companies that continued to expand their business in the country - RC Precision Engineering and Mi Equipment.

Homegrown Malaysian company RC Precision Engineering which is involved in contract manufacturing, building OEM equipment, is expected to further invest RM8.5mil for a project this year.Mi Equipment, which specialises in Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP), has plans to invest RM65mil for its expansion project.

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Notes:% : y-o-y Growth* : includes FT Putrajaya** : Supra State covers production activities that are beyond the centre of predominant economic interest for any state.

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

GDP percapita by State, 2015 at Current Prices

MalaysiaRM37,104

Economic Performance 2015GDP by State for year 2015 at Constant 2010 Prices

50.64.95.119.727.831.736.037.545.958.069.870.498.9106.1160.4240.0

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Supra**Perlis

FT LabuanKelantan

TerengganuMelaka

KedahN. Sembilan

PahangPerak

Pulau PinangSabahJohor

SarawakFT Kuala Lumpur*

Selangor

RM billion

50.64.95.119.727.831.736.037.545.958.069.870.498.9106.1160.4240.0

0.0 50.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0

Supra**Perlis

FT LabuanKelantan

TerengganuMelaka

KedahN. Sembilan

PahangPerak

Pulau PinangSabahJohor

SarawakFT Kuala Lumpur*

Selangor

RM billion

Exports and Imports of Manufactured Goods, Jan-July 2016

WP LabuanRM58,577

SarawakRM44,012 Sabah

RM19,734

PerlisRM21,394 Kedah

RM18,249Kelantan

RM12,075

TerengganuRM26,529

PahangRM30,343

JohorRM29,539

Pulau PinangRM44,847

PerakRM25,418

SelangorRM42,611

WP Kuala LumpurRM94,722

Negeri SembilanRM36,699

MelakaRM39,853

MALAYSIA

9.3%

0.5%1.9%

2.6%3.0%3.4%3.5%

4.3%5.5%

6.6%6.6%

10.0%15.1%

22.6%

0.5%4.8%Supra **

Total GDP RM1,062,805 million

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Selangor25.1%

Kedah, 3.4%

Johor8.2%

Pahang, 3.8%

Perak, 6.1%

Sarawak, 6.2%

Sabah, 5.0%

Neg. Sembilan, 2.9%

Pulau Pinang, 6.0%

OtherStates8.5%

FT Kuala Lumpur*24.8%

Selangor28.9% Kedah, 4.2%

Johor12.4%

Pahang, 4.1%

Perak, 4.3%

Sarawak11.8%

Terengganu, 4.2%

Neg. Sembilan, 6.2%

Melaka, 5.3%

OtherStates5.7%

Pulau Pinang12.8%

Performance by Sector, 2015

Percentage Share of Services Sector by State, 2015

Percentage Share of Manufacturing Sector by State, 2015

Sabah16.8%

Kedah, 5.8%

Johor15.6%Pahang

12.4%

Perak10.7%

Sarawak16.1%

Selangor, 4.0%

Neg. Sembilan, 4.2%

Kelantan, 5.3%

Other States9.1%

Percentage Share of Agriculture Sector by State, 2015

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Note:* Includes FT Putrajaya

RM568.9 bil

RM244.2bil

RM94.1bil

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Country World Giving Index ranking

World Giving Index Score (%)

Helping a strager Score (%)

Donating moneyScore (%)

Volunteering timeScore (%)

Myanmar 1 66 55 92 50Malaysia 10 52 62 58 37Thailand 19 48 44 87 14

Indonesia 22 46 35 67 38Singapore 34 43 44 57 27Philippines 46 40 55 24 42Viet Nam 79 31 53 25 14

Cambodia 100 26 25 45 9

ASEAN Giving Index Ranking, 2015

Note: The CAF* World Giving Index measures the average percentage of people in each country who donate money, volunteer or help a stranger. 145 countries were surveyed in 2015, representing around 96% of the world’s population.* - Charities Aid Foundation

Source: https://www.cafonline.org/docs/default-source/about-us-publications/caf_worldgivingindex2015_report.pdf?sfvrsn=2

BIL BIL BIL

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International Report

Iran Economic Indicator, 2015

Top Five Malaysia’s Export Products to IranJan - Jul 2016

Top Five Malaysia’s Import Products from IranJan - Jul 2016

Source: Department of Statictics Malaysia

GDP (current US$) : US$ 387.6 billion Inflation rate : 12.0% Unemployment rate : 10.8% Global trade : US$ 105.5 billion (Rank: 47) Global exports : US$ 63.0 billion (Rank: 42) Global imports : US$ 42.5 billion (Rank: 53)

Population : 79.5 millionLand area : 1,648,195 km2

2.73

3.21 3.52

3.14

2.18 1.95

1.28 1.77 1.06 0.13 0.19 0.14

4.01

2.09

-

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RM B

illio

n

Exports Imports Total Trade

Malaysia’s Trade with Iran: 2010-2015

Source: IMF, Wikipedia, WTO

557.4 141.6 111.8 84.4 69.4 0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Palm Oil & Palm-Based Agriculture

Products

Natural Rubber Chemicals &ChemicalProducts

Processed Food Machinery,Equipment & Parts

RM

Mil

lio

n

56.6 44.0 7.8 6.0 4.30

10

20

30

40

50

60

PetroleumProducts

Other Agricultures

Crude Fertilizers &Crude Minerals

Processed Food Manufactures ofMetal

RM

Mil

lio

n

Malaysia Global Trade, 2015Total Trade: RM1,465.34 bil.Exports : RM779.95 bil.Imports : RM685.39 bil

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International Report

161.1

129.0

0

50

100

150

200

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RM billion

Exports Imports Total Trade

U.S.A. Economic Indicators January - August 2016

Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2016 (Third Estimate)

Malaysia’s Trade with U.S.A.: 2005-2015Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Malaysia Global Trade, 2015Total Trade: RM1,465.34 bil.Exports : RM779.95 bil.Imports : RM685.39 bil

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Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway.

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

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ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)

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ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

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0

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0

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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

0

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US Dollar

Chinese Yuan

Thai Baht

Japanese Yen

Singapore Dollar

New Taiwan Dollar

Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries,January 2015 - September 2016

3.58

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RM

USD 1 = RM

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JPY 100 = RM

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RM

SGD 1 = RM

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RM

TWD 100 = RM

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Commodity PricesCRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT)

-per bbl-30 Sept 2016 : US$49.1, 6.9%*

Average Pricei : 2015: US$53.6 2014: US$99.5

CRUDE PALM OIL-per MT-

30 Sept 2016 : US$772.5, 0.3%*

Average Pricei : 2015: US$616.9 2014: US$823.3

RUBBER SMR 20-per MT-

30 Sept 2016 : US$1,368.5, 6.7%*

Average Pricei : 2015: US$1.364.3 2014: US$1,718.3

COAL -per MT-30 Sept 2016 : US$44.1, unchangedAverage Pricei : 2015: US$49.9 2014: US$59.8

COCOA SMC 2-per MT-

30 Sept 2016 : US$2,056.4, 6.6%*

Average Pricei : 2015: US$2,077.0 2014: US$2,615.8

SCRAP IRON HMS-per MT-

26 Sept 2016 : US$230.0 (high), 4.5% US$210.0 (low), 5.0%Average Pricei : 2015: US$239.6 2014: US$370.0

Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated

HIGHEST and LOWEST 2015/2016

Highest 9 August 2016 : US$50.9 15 May 2015 : US$66.8

Lowest

15 January 2016 : US$28.9

18 December 2015 : US$36.9

Crude Petroleum

(Brent)-per bbl-

Highest 15 Sept. 2016 : US$785.5 16 January 2015 : US$701.0

Lowest

15 January 2016 : US$545.5

4 September 2015 : US$500.5

Crude Palm Oil -per MT-

Domestic Prices26 September 2016

Steel Bars(per MT)

RM1,700 – RM1,850

Billets(per MT)

RM1,500 – RM1,550

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group.

SUGAR -per lbs-30 Sept 2016 : US$23.0, 1.3%*

Average Pricei : 2015: US$13.2 2014: US$16.6

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Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

655.0

685.0

659.0 660.0

695.5

747.0

769.4 765.5771.0

785.5

770.5 772.5

550

600

650

700

750

800

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/mt

Crude Palm Oil

2,147.32,161.6

2,152.5

2,259.8

2,212.9

2,337.3

2,288.3

2,160.6 2,161.9

2,107.3

2,202.4

2,056.4

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/mt

Cocoa

19.3

19.6

19.1

20.4

19.7

19.820.6

20.2

20.7 21.2

22.723.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/lbs

Sugar

1,293.51,306.0

1,273.0

1,307.0

1,319.5

1,319.0

1,274.0

1,315.0

1,337.0

1,337.5

1,467.0

1,368.5

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,500

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 SepU

S$/m

t

Rubber SMR 20

7,591

7,286 7,267

7,853

7,148 7,063

7,296

6,742

6,940

7,029

6,963

7,008

6,900

7,088

7,113

7,281

6,917 6,851 6,730

6,337

6,085

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

2015 2016

USD

/ to

nne

Black Pepper

* until 23 September 2016

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Commodity Price Trends

43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5

44.6

44.1 44.1 44.1

40.0

41.0

42.0

43.0

44.0

45.0

46.0

47.0

48.0

49.0

50.0

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/mt

Coal

1,815

1,818

1,774

1,819

1,804

1,688

1,640

1,548

1,590

1,516

1,468

1,497

1,481

1,531

1,531

1,571 1,551

1,591

1,629 1,641

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,850

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2015 2016

US$

/ to

nne

Aluminium

5,831

5,729

5,940 6,042

6,295

5,833

5,457

5,127

5,217 5,216

4,800

4,639

4,472 4,599

4,954

4,873

4,695 4,633

4,865 4,759

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2015 2016

US$

/ to

nne

Copper

14,849 14,574

13,756

12,831

13,511

12,825

11,413

10,386 9,938

10,317

9,244

8,708 8,507 8,299

8,717

8,879 8,660

8,906

10,263

10,366

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2015 2016

US$

/ to

nneNickel

46.0

44.2

41.6 41.8

44.5

48.5

47.6

44.4

45.9

43.944.5

48.247.6

45.7

42.5

44.3

47.0

50.9

49.9

46.8

48.0

46.6

45.9

49.1

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/bbl

Crude Petroleum

Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl

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1,094.0 1,094.0

1,145.0

1,148.0

1,148.0

1,108.0

1,079.0

1,054.0

1,075.0

1,033.0

1,057.0

1,036.0

960.0

980.0

1,000.0

1,020.0

1,040.0

1,060.0

1,080.0

1,100.0

1,120.0

1,140.0

1,160.0

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/oz

Platinum

Commodity Price Trends

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank.

320.0

300.0

280.0270.0

230.0

200.0

230.0240.0 240.0 240.0

220.0230.0

300.0

280.0

260.0250.0

220.0

180.0

210.0220.0 220.0 220.0

200.0210.0

100

150

200

250

300

350

23 May 30 May 6 Jun 10 Jun 24 Jun 15 Jul 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 26 Sep

US$

/mt

Scrap Iron

Scrap Iron/MT (High) Scrap Iron/MT(Low)

68.0

63.0

58.0

52.0

60.0

63.0

52.0

56.0

57.0

53.0

47.0

41.042.0

47.0

56.0

61.0

55.0

52.0

57.0

61.0

38.0

43.0

48.0

53.0

58.0

63.0

68.0

73.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

2015 2016U

S$/d

mtu

Iron Ore

20.3

19.7

20.3

20.0

20.2

19.2

18.8

19.2

19.5

19.0

19.8

19.7

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

15 Jul 22 Jul 29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep

US$

/oz

Silver

42.7

42.5

43.2 43.1

43.5

43.3

42.4

42.6

42.8

42.1

43.0

42.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.5

43.0

43.5

44.0

14 Jul 21 Jul 28 Jul 4 Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 25 Aug 1 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Sep

US$

/oz

Gold

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30 September - 2 October 2016Officiated by Minister of International Trade & Industry

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MITI ProgrammeBrainstorming For APEC 2020

Officiated by Secretary General, MITI

Fire Drill Day in MITI29 September 2016

29 September 2016

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Benefits of Economic CensusEntrepreneurs, Companies & Business

Industry Associations & Chamber of Commerce

Government To Update Economic Indicators

• To identify industrial structure and product trends

• To monitor changing patterns and growth trends for future investment

• To make business planning and decisions

• To gauge their business perfomance

• To compare their business operations to industry norms

• Rebasing of indices i.e. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Index of Industrial;

• Compilation of

Supply & Use Table (SUT), Input-Output Table (I-O), Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), Information & Communication Technology Satellite Account and System of Environmental – Economic Accounting (SEEA);

• Development of SME’s profile.

• To identify new sources of growth to the economy;

• To formulate national economy programmes; and

• To assess the implementation of the national development policy such as The Economic Transformation Programme, Eleventh Malaysia Plan and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Masterplan 2012 -2020.

• To understand more about industrial structure;

• To share information about the industry with their members;

• To assist business in marketing and investment planning.

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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