Manufacturing sales up in January on food, beverages and tobacco

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the growth in sales value was driven by the food, beverages and tobacco sub-sector, which went up 20.6% y-o-y, especially in the food production industries.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing sales in January 2022 grew 13.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM139bil compared to the same month in 2021, according to the Department of Statistics.

However, the sales value decreased by 3.4% against the previous month.