MALAYSIA’S manufacturing sales grew 23.4% to RM154 billion in June 2022 compared with the same month in 2021, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said.

According to the department, the growth in sales value for June 2022 was driven predominantly by the electrical and electronics products subsector (25.4%) as well as non-metallic mineral products, basic metal and fabricated metal products (43.2%).

“The expansion was also attributed to the food, beverages and tobacco products subsector (14.3%), the petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products subsector (18.8%) as well as wood furniture, paper products and printing (28.1%),” it said in a statement today.

It said the total employees engaged in the manufacturing sector in June 2022 also increased by 3.7% to 2.3 million persons compared to 2.22 million persons in June 2021.

The department said salaries and wages paid amounted to RM7.8 billion, rose by 6.2% or RM456 million, in June 2022 against the same month of the preceding year while salaries and wages paid in June 2022 increased by 0.4% compared to May 2022.

It added that the average wages paid per employee in June 2022 were RM3,401, up 2.4% compared with the same month in 2021. – Bernama, August 9, 2022.