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Retail sales in Malaysia rose 6.3% year-on-year in April 2026, the softest growth in three months, following a 7.5% increase in March. Sales growth slowed for non-specialised stores (6.1% vs 8.1% in March), food, beverages and tobacco (5.8% vs 7.9%), and information and communication equipment (3.7% vs 5.9%). Trade also rose at a softer pace for other household equipment (3.5% vs 4.1%), other goods (6.8% vs 8.2%), and retail sales via stalls and markets (6.4% vs 9.3%). In contrast, sales growth picked up for automotive fuel (12.5% vs 10.6%), cultural and recreation goods (3.8% vs 2.7%), and trade not in stores, stalls or markets (8.8% vs 8.5%). On a monthly basis, retail sales declined by 1.8%, reversing 2.8% growth in March and marking the sharpest decline since February 2025. Meanwhile, wholesale trade jumped 24.1%, following a 15.7% increase in the prior period. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Retail Sales in Malaysia increased 6.30 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Malaysia averaged 8.71 percent from 2013 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 56.40 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -32.40 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Malaysia Retail Sales YoY- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Retail Sales in Malaysia increased 6.30 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Malaysia is expected to be 7.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2027 and 3.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bank Lending Rate	4.53	4.56	percent	Apr 2026
Consumer Confidence	135.00	136.00	points	Dec 2025
Consumer Spending	269487.00	264718.00	MYR Million	Mar 2026
Gasoline Prices	0.50	0.50	USD/Liter	May 2026
Households Debt to GDP	69.80	69.90	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM	-1.50	2.80	percent	Apr 2026
Retail Sales YoY	6.30	7.50	percent	Apr 2026

Malaysia Retail Sales YoY

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	6.30	7.50	56.40	-32.40	2013 - 2026	percent	Monthly	Current Prices, NSA

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Malaysia Retail Sales Growth Slows in April

Retail sales in Malaysia rose 6.3% year-on-year in April 2026, the softest growth in three months, following a 7.5% increase in March. Sales growth slowed for non-specialised stores (6.1% vs 8.1% in March), food, beverages and tobacco (5.8% vs 7.9%), and information and communication equipment (3.7% vs 5.9%). Trade also rose at a softer pace for other household equipment (3.5% vs 4.1%), other goods (6.8% vs 8.2%), and retail sales via stalls and markets (6.4% vs 9.3%). In contrast, sales growth picked up for automotive fuel (12.5% vs 10.6%), cultural and recreation goods (3.8% vs 2.7%), and trade not in stores, stalls or markets (8.8% vs 8.5%). On a monthly basis, retail sales declined by 1.8%, reversing 2.8% growth in March and marking the sharpest decline since February 2025. Meanwhile, wholesale trade jumped 24.1%, following a 15.7% increase in the prior period.

2026-06-12

Malaysia Retail Sales Growth Slows to 7.5%

Retail sales in Malaysia grew 7.5% year-on-year in March 2026, easing from a 7.7% increase in the previous month, which had marked the fastest growth since January 2025. The slower growth was mainly due to softer increases in retail sales at specialised stores (8.1% vs 10.4% in February), household equipment stores (4.1% vs 4.3%), and recreational goods in specialised stores (2.7% vs 3.0%). Meanwhile, sales growth accelerated for other goods in specialised stores (8.2% vs 7.4%), information and communication equipment in specialised stores (5.9% vs 4.1%), as well as food, beverages, and tobacco in specialised stores (7.9% vs 7.7%). On a monthly basis, retail sales rose by 2.6% in March, rebounding from an upwardly revised 0.3% fall in February, marking the fastest growth since March 2025.

2026-05-11

Malaysia Retail Sales Growth Hits 13-Month High

Retail sales in Malaysia increased by 7.7% year-on-year in February 2026, accelerating from a 6.1% rise in the previous month. This was the biggest gain since January 2025, driven mainly by faster increases in retail sales at non-specialised stores (10.4% vs 7.9% in January), other goods in specialised stores (7.4% vs 5.4%), and household equipment in specialised stores (4.3% vs 3.3%). Sales also went up for information and communication equipment in specialised stores (4.1% vs 3.9%), as well as food, beverages, and tobacco in specialised stores (7.7% vs 5.6%). Meanwhile, growth slowed in sales of cultural and recreational goods in specialised stores (3.0% vs 4.2%). On a monthly basis, retail sales decreased by 0.2% in February, following a 0.3% fall in January.

2026-04-10