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Malaysia Retail Sales 2023-01-12 12:30 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur: data, chart, and analysis

Malaysia Retail Sales came in at 18.281 on Jan 12, 2023, compared with 22.254 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
18.281
Previous
22.254
Forecast
--
Reference period
2022-11-30

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Malaysia Retail Sales release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Malaysia Retail Sales chart through 2022-11-30
MYR Retail Sales readings through 2022-11-30. Latest: 18.281.

Retail Sales release read

Malaysia Retail Sales came in at 18.281 on Jan 12, 2023, compared with 22.254 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Retail Sales page shows the full time series for Malaysia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For MYR event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID myr_retail_sales_2023-01-12
API announcement ID myr_retail_sales_2022-11-30
Release time
2023-01-12 04:30 UTC
Reference period date 2022-11-30
Actual value 18.281
Previous value 22.254
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1673497800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Malaysia Retail Sales history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Malaysia Retail Sales releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2023-02-13 12:30 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 17.404

Older release

2022-12-13 12:30 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 22.254

Related Malaysia indicators

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Business Confidence

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Consumer Confidence

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Core Inflation

CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.

Current Account Balance

Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth

GDP growth: the quarterly change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced in the economy.

Industrial Production

Measures the output of the industrial sector (manufacturing, mining, utilities).

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Malaysia Retail Sales.

What did Malaysia Retail Sales come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Malaysia Retail Sales was 18.281% month on month in November 2022. The previous reading was 22.254%.

When was this Malaysia Retail Sales release published?

This release was published on Jan 12, 2023 at 12:30 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next Malaysia Retail Sales release?

The next Malaysia Retail Sales release is scheduled for Oct 9, 2026 at 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.

What is the official source for Malaysia Retail Sales?

ABS publishes the official Retail Sales series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1673497800,
  "announcement_id": "myr_retail_sales_2022-11-30",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2022-11-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789030173664593500,
  "previous_value": 22.254,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1673497800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789030173664593500,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
      "val": 18.281,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 18.281,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}