Malaysian household income decreased last year due to pandemic, says Stats Dept

PETALING JAYA: The mean monthly household gross income in the country has decreased by 10.3% to RM7,089 in 2020 from RM7,901 in 2019, says the Statistics Department.

At the same time, the median monthly household gross income also registered a decline of 11.3% as compared to 2019, dropping from RM5,873 to RM5,209.

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Statistics Department , Household income , Economy , Poverty , Wealth , Mohd Uzir Mahidin

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