Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade rise 19.6 pct, services revenue rises 20.3 pct in 2022

STORY: Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade rise 19.6 pct, services revenue rises 20.3 pct in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:35 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia's national flag with street views 2. various of customers shopping in stores 3. various of crowds 4. various of street views of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur 5. various of visuals at food court 6. various of crowds doing their grocery shopping in supermarket STORYLINE: Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade rose 19.6 percent year on year to 1.6 trillion ringgit (about 0.37 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022, official data showed Wednesday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the growth was underpinned by retail trade, which increased by 23.9 percent to settle at 661.1 billion ringgit. This was followed by wholesale trade which expanded 10.7 percent to 710.3 billion ringgit. As for pre-pandemic comparison, sales of wholesale and retail trade in 2022 surpassed th

Malaysia's construction sector rebounds 8.8 pct in 2022 after 2-year decline

STORY: Malaysia's construction sector rebounds 8.8 pct in 2022 after 2-year decline DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction sites in Malaysia STORYLINE: Malaysia's construction sector rebounded by 8.8 percent in 2022 after a two-year fall, official data showed Wednesday. The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that all sub-sectors picked up during the year with a double-digit growth recorded in special trade activities (19.6 percent) and non-residential buildings (18.7 percent). In the meantime, the civil engineering and residential buildings sub-sectors turned around to positive growth of 2.7 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively. While the total value of work done in construction in 2022 amounted to 121.9 billion ringgit (28.35 billion U.S. dollars), it remained lower than the pre-pandemic period, which was 146.4 billion ringgit (34.06 billion dollars) in 2019. According to the DOSM, the value of wo

Honda's net profit rises 20%

Honda's net profit rises 20%

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuo Iwamura, executive vice president of Honda Motor Co., releases the automaker's earnings results for the April to June quarter of 2014 in Tokyo's Minato Ward on July 29, 2014. Honda's group net profit during the three months rose 19.6 percent from the previous year to 146.51 billion yen.

Honda's net profit rises 20%

Honda's net profit rises 20%

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuo Iwamura, executive vice president of Honda Motor Co., releases the automaker's earnings results for the April to June quarter of 2014 in Tokyo's Minato Ward on July 29, 2014. Honda's group net profit during the three months rose 19.6 percent from the previous year to 146.51 billion yen. (Kyodo)