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BUSINESS · RETAIL SPACE · H1 2026

Where is shopping-complex space most available?

NAPIC H1 2026 state availability rates for shopping complexes, including shopping centres, arcades and hypermarkets.

National Property Information Centre (NAPIC) / JPPHH1 2026
SHOW ME THE DATAH1 2026 · space availability rate · percent
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA SNAPSHOTH1 2026
RANKED SNAPSHOT
H1 2026
1Melaka42.8space availability rate · percent
2Negeri Sembilan34.1space availability rate · percent
3Pulau Pinang30space availability rate · percent
4Putrajaya28.6space availability rate · percent
5Kedah26.8space availability rate · percent
6Kelantan25.9space availability rate · percent
7Johor25.8space availability rate · percent
8Pahang22.8space availability rate · percent
9Terengganu21.4space availability rate · percent
10Selangor20.8space availability rate · percent
11Sabah20.2space availability rate · percent
12Sarawak15.5space availability rate · percent
13Kuala Lumpur15.4space availability rate · percent
14Perak12.1space availability rate · percent
15Perlis11.8space availability rate · percent
16Labuan1.8space availability rate · percent
NAPICNational Property Information Centre (NAPIC) / JPPHspace availability rate · percent
SourceNational Property Information Centre (NAPIC) / JPPH ↗H1 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
IN BRIEF

Availability is useful for understanding tenant choice and supply pressure, but rent, location quality and footfall still determine the actual entry cost.

METHOD & LIMITATIONS

How the numbers were calculated

PulseKita transcribes NAPIC's H1 2026 state availability-rate table for shopping complexes. The measure covers shopping centres, arcades and hypermarkets and is not a direct measure of shop-lot rent.

  • Higher availability can indicate more space choice and/or weaker absorption; it is not automatically cheaper rent.
  • The shopping-complex definition includes shopping centres, arcades and hypermarkets.
  • Availability is different from vacancy in other commercial-property datasets; PulseKita retains NAPIC's terminology.

Evidence trail

EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
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    TransformationPulseKita transcribes NAPIC's H1 2026 state availability-rate table for shopping complexes. The measure covers shopping centres, arcades and hypermarkets and is not a direct measure of shop-lot rent.
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    Published visualRanked snapshot

Source

HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGEH1 2026
UNITspace availability rate · percent
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATEDH1 2026
primaryCommercial Building Occupancy and Space Availability Report H1 2026
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