Headline inflation
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Year-on-year price change for the overall CPI basket.
Malaysia data, explained simply
Data-Lah makes Malaysia's numbers easier to understand.
A friendly public dashboard that turns national statistics into plain-language signals: prices, jobs, population, growth, income, and what they mean in daily life.
More signals
Show me the actual numbers
A few headline cards are never enough. These smaller panels pull the latest public numbers and show the period, current value, and a plain-language reading.
Employed people
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People currently employed, shown in millions.
Participation rate
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Share of working-age people in the labour force.
Real GDP value
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Quarterly real GDP, simplified into RM billions.
Exports
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Malaysia's latest monthly export value.
Trade balance
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Exports minus imports. Positive means a trade surplus.
Industrial output
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Industrial Production Index growth from a year earlier.
Wholesale & retail
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Sales growth in wholesale and retail trade.
Young life
Numbers closer to everyday Malaysia
Work, transport, and fuel are the numbers people feel quickly. These cards keep the reading simple, with fuller context when you click.
Young adults looking for work
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Unemployment rate for young adults aged 15 to 30.
Monthly train rides
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Total passenger rides across selected rail services.
RON95 pump price
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Latest RON95 price per litre before station-level differences.
Fun Malaysia
Small numbers with big cerita
Weird, useful, and very clickable signals: birthdays, daily train rides, electric vehicles, and nearby shake alerts.
Babies born on one day
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A quick look at how busy one birthday was across Malaysia.
Yesterday's KTMB rides
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Daily passenger rides across ETS, Intercity, and Shuttle Tebrau.
New electric vehicles
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Electric registrations compared with all vehicle registrations.
Nearby earthquake alert
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Recent regional earthquake notice with distance from Malaysia.
National snapshot
Real data, made readable
Each card refreshes in the browser. The small date label shows the latest period for that number.
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Prices
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Core CPI index
CPI is a price thermometer. A higher index means the selected basket is generally more expensive than before.
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Growth
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Real GDP growth, year-on-year
GDP growth shows whether Malaysia is producing more goods and services than the same quarter a year earlier.
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Work
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Unemployment rate
This is the share of the labour force that is actively looking for work but not employed.
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Population
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Malaysia population
Population data helps plan schools, hospitals, transport, housing, and local services.
How to read it
Statistics are signals, not exam questions
The goal is not to memorise formulas. Start with the everyday question, then pick the statistic that answers it.
"Why do groceries feel expensive?"
Look at CPI and food sub-indexes. They show price movement, not your personal receipt total.
"Are people finding work?"
Look at unemployment, employment, and labour-force participation together.
"Why is my town changing?"
Look at population by age and state. Young, ageing, and growing areas need different services.
"Is the economy getting stronger?"
GDP growth gives the big picture, while wages and jobs show how growth reaches households.
From data to daily life
A simple household story
Read public data like a chain: prices affect spending, jobs affect income, population affects demand, and GDP reflects production.
Prices move
Food, fuel, rent, and services shift the household budget.
Income responds
Work, wages, and business income decide how much pressure people feel.
Demand changes
Families adjust spending, saving, commuting, and local purchases.
Policy plans
Good data helps target aid, schools, clinics, jobs, and transport.
State view
Malaysia is not one average
A national number is useful, but state and district views make the data more human. These bars show the latest state population view.
District view
Choose a state
Click any state bar above to see districts and age groups.
Mini glossary
Data terms in plain English
CPI
A price index for a typical basket of goods and services.
Inflation
The rate at which prices rise compared with an earlier period.
Median
The middle value. Half are above it, half are below it.
Mean
The average. Very high or low values can pull it up or down.
Labour force
People who are working or actively looking for work.
GDP
The value of goods and services produced in the economy.