{
  "id": 13037312,
  "title": "DOSM: Wholesale trade leads the charge as Malaysia’s August sales surge to RM173b",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/dosm-wholesale-trade-leads-the-charge-as-malaysias-august-sales-surge",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:29:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/10/09/dosm-wholesale-trade-leads-the-charge-as-malaysias-august-sales-surge-to-rm173b/238380"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sector recorded sales of RM173 billion in August 2026, marking a 10.5% increase year-on-year, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). The volume index rose by 3.6% y-o-y, with growth across all three sub-sectors. Wholesale trade led the charge, with sales reaching RM81.2 billion, a 16.5% increase year-on-year. Retail trade also saw growth, with sales increasing to RM71.7 billion, a 6.5% rise. The motor vehicles sub-sector expanded by RM0.5 billion or 2.5% to reach RM20.1 billion. The three sub-sectors collectively contributed RM16.4 billion to the overall sales increase.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Business : Malaysia’s Wholesale, Retail Trade Sales Rise 10.5 Pct To RM173 Bln In August -- DOSM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/business-malaysiaa-s-wholesale-retail-trade-sales-rise-10-5-pct-to",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:45:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Wholesale trade surge lifts retail sales 10.5pct to RM173bil in August",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/wholesale-trade-surge-lifts-retail-sales-10-5pct-to-rm173bil-in-august",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:18:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}