Malaysia’s 2017 labour productivity up 3.6%


Hard at work: Technicians working on test equipment at a factory. The International Trade and Industry Ministry says Malaysia’s GDP is being increasingly driven by higher productivity rather than the increase in employment.

PETALING JAYA: Labour productivity in Malaysia went up 3.6% in 2017, according to the Statistics Department.

In a statement, the Statistics Department said that the country’s labour productivity value rose to RM81,039 in 2017 from RM78,244 a year earlier.

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