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Malaysia Retail Sales 2026-10-09: data, chart, and analysis

Malaysia Retail Sales came in at 3.817 on Oct 9, 2026, compared with 4.126 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
3.817
Previous
4.126
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-08-31

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Malaysia Retail Sales release chart

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

Malaysia Retail Sales chart through 2026-08-31
MYR Retail Sales readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 3.817.

Retail Sales release read

Malaysia Retail Sales came in at 3.817 on Oct 9, 2026, compared with 4.126 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_2026-10-09
API announcement ID myr_retail_sales_2026-08-31
Release time Exact time unavailable
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 3.817
Previous value 4.126
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1791518400

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

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Older release

2026-09-11 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 4.126

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 3.817% year on year in August 2026. The previous reading was 4.126%.

When was this Malaysia Retail Sales release published?

The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Malaysia Retail Sales release?

The next Malaysia Retail Sales release is scheduled for Nov 13, 2026.

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_date_source": "https://open.dosm.gov.my/data-catalogue/arc_dosm",
  "announcement_datetime": 1791518400,
  "announcement_id": "myr_retail_sales_2026-08-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://open.dosm.gov.my/data-catalogue/arc_dosm",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-09T04:07:17.074269Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1791518837074268794,
  "date": "2026-08-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791522312602295841,
  "previous_value": 4.126,
  "publication_time_basis": "official_schedule",
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://open.dosm.gov.my/data-catalogue/arc_dosm",
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1791518400,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 437074.269,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791518837074268794,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1791518400,
      "publication_is_primary": true,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_published_by_ns": 1791518837073830414,
      "source_published_by_surface": "dosm_original_retail_release",
      "source_published_window_basis": "first_new_period_read_only",
      "source_url": "https://www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/performance-of-wholesale--retail-trade-aug2026",
      "val": 3.8,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://open.dosm.gov.my/data-catalogue/arc_dosm",
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1791518400,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791522312602295841,
      "publication_time_precision": "minute",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "source_contract": {
        "basis": "catalogue",
        "frequency": "Monthly",
        "source_series_id": "iowrt_2d:division=47:series=growth_yoy:volume",
        "unit": "%YoY"
      },
      "source_url": "https://www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/performance-of-wholesale--retail-trade-aug2026",
      "val": 3.817,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "source": "Official source",
  "source_contract": {
    "basis": "catalogue",
    "frequency": "Monthly",
    "source_series_id": "iowrt_2d:division=47:series=growth_yoy:volume",
    "unit": "%YoY"
  },
  "source_url": "https://www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/performance-of-wholesale--retail-trade-aug2026",
  "source_url_scope": "dataset",
  "val": 3.817,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}