chapter 6 - Malaysia Productivity Corporation ( MPC)

Figure 1.2: Productivity Growth by Economic Sectors, 2007-2011
Percent
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10.0
5.0
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-5.0
Table 1.1: Productivity and GDP Growth, 2007-2011
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Year GDP Growth (%) Productivity Growth (%)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2007 – 2011 4.40 3.18
Agriculture -2.29 9.26 1.78 1.80 6.23
Mining 1.08 -1.99 -5.61 0.04 -6.14
2007 – 2009 3.22 1.86
Manufacturing 2.29 1.93 -11.90 7.56 1.97
Construction 7.00 4.19 5.74 4.59 3.09
2009 – 2011 3.56 2.82
Services 7.32 5.42 1.99 4.89 4.92
Computed from: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Economic Report, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
Computed from: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Economic Report, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
Table 1.2: Productivity Level and Growth, 2011
Economic Activities Level (RM) Growth (%)
Agriculture 29,466 6.23
Mining 866,246 -6.14
Manufacturing 54,509 1.97
Construction 24,635 3.09
Services 53,938 4.92
Malaysia 54,023 4.55
Computed from: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Economic Report, Ministry of Finance, Malaysia
6.2% while Table the 1.3: services Productivity sector which Level and is Growth, the main Services 2010. Sub-sectors, Communication 2011 sub-sector contributed the
economic contributor, also showed significant highest productivity growth of 5.8% followed by
productivity gain of 4.9% (Figure Economic 1.2 Activities & Table 1.2). wholesale Level and (RM) retail trade Growth (5.6%) (%) and real estate
and business services (5.0%) (Figure 1.3 & Table
Sectoral Productivity Utilities Performance
168,851 2.60
1.3). The improvement in productivity performance
Wholesale and Retail Trade 45,254 5.60
Services sector
was partly due to the results of the Economic
Accommodation and Restaurant 17,538 4.12
The productivity of the services sector expanded Transformation Programme (ETP) initiatives
Transport and Storage 43,775 4.28
by 4.9% to RM53,938 in 2011 from RM51,407 in focusing mainly on the services sub-sectors.
Communication 139,951 5.76
Finance and Insurance 100,664 4.32
Real Estate and Business Services 214,991 5.03
Other Services 27,234 4.30
Services 53,938 4.92
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