Services top contributor in 2011
PUTRAJAYA: More than RM700 billion was generated
by 660,000 established businesses that have been actively operating in Malaysia
in 2010, according to the Department of Statistics.
The figures were released in the Economic Census Report 2011 that was announced by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop yesterday.
"The services sector contributed RM371.6 billion, followed by the manufacturing sector with RM170.7 billion and mining and quarrying with RM88.7 billion," he said.
Nor Mohamed said that there were almost seven million employees in the main economic sectors.
"The majority of
workers were employed in the services sector with 52.9 per cent, followed by the
manufacturing sector with 26 per cent and construction sector with 14 per cent,"
he said.
Nor Mohamed said that out of the 660,000 active businesses, 127,422 were owned by women.
"The highest women-owned establishments were in the services sector with 91.5 per cent, followed by manufacturing with 6.9 per cent and construction with 1.1 per cent," he said.
The report also stated that the highest average monthly salary in 2010 was in the mining and quarrying sector.
"Those in mining and quarrying sector earned the highest with 32,000 workers earning an average of RM7,700 monthly," said Nor Mohamed.
The report is done every five years and consists of 11 publications, including agriculture, transportation, education, business and manufacturing services.
Source : New Straits Times
The figures were released in the Economic Census Report 2011 that was announced by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop yesterday.
"The services sector contributed RM371.6 billion, followed by the manufacturing sector with RM170.7 billion and mining and quarrying with RM88.7 billion," he said.
Nor Mohamed said that there were almost seven million employees in the main economic sectors.
Nor Mohamed said that out of the 660,000 active businesses, 127,422 were owned by women.
"The highest women-owned establishments were in the services sector with 91.5 per cent, followed by manufacturing with 6.9 per cent and construction with 1.1 per cent," he said.
The report also stated that the highest average monthly salary in 2010 was in the mining and quarrying sector.
"Those in mining and quarrying sector earned the highest with 32,000 workers earning an average of RM7,700 monthly," said Nor Mohamed.
The report is done every five years and consists of 11 publications, including agriculture, transportation, education, business and manufacturing services.
Source : New Straits Times
Date
: 26 June 2012
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