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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)wholesale / retail / motor-trade establishmentsIN BRIEF
BUSINESS · RETAIL · MOTOR TRADE
Where are wholesale, retail and motor-trade establishments concentrated?
DOSM Economic Census 2023 establishment counts for wholesale, retail and motor-vehicle trade/repair by state in 2022.
SHOW ME THE DATA2022 · wholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
2022
1Selangor109.5Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
2Kuala Lumpur61.2Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
3Johor54.5Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
4Sabah35.6Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
5Perak35.5Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
6Pulau Pinang33.5Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
7Sarawak33.4Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
8Kelantan23.8Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
9Kedah22.1Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
10Pahang18.9Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
11Negeri Sembilan15.1Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
12Terengganu14.4Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
13Melaka13.8Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
14Perlis3.0Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
15Labuan1.1Kwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
16Putrajaya437wholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)wholesale / retail / motor-trade establishmentsSourceDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) ↗20 Aug 2024 · reference year 2022HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Normalize establishment counts against population and total business density before treating a large number as competition.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita transcribes DOSM's state counts from the Economic Census services-sector table for wholesale and retail trade, including motor-vehicle trade and repair.
- This is a broad category combining wholesale, retail and motor-vehicle trade/repair.
- It should not be interpreted as a direct count of shops or automotive competitors alone.
- Use sector-specific local research before making a site decision.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceEconomic Census 2023 · Establishment Statistics
- 2TransformationPulseKita transcribes DOSM's state counts from the Economic Census services-sector table for wholesale and retail trade, including motor-vehicle trade and repair.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2022
UNITwholesale / retail / motor-trade establishments
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED20 Aug 2024 · reference year 2022