Stats show that Penang’s mean monthly household income below average


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 10 Oct 2017

PETALING JAYA: The mean monthly household income for Penang is below the national average based on the latest figures from the Statistics Department, says Datuk Michael Lee.

In a statement Tuesday, the Penang MCA Youth chief said that according to these figures, the Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey 2016 shows that the average family in Penang took home RM6,771 a month.

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