KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's services sector revenue grew 11 percent year on year to 732.5 billion ringgit (about 179.31 billion U.S. dollars) in the third quarter of 2026, driven by stronger activity across all segments, official data showed on Friday.
The wholesale and retail trade, food and beverage, and accommodation segment recorded the strongest growth among the four segments, with revenue rising 11.6 percent, supported by household spending and tourism-related activities, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
Revenue from the information and communication and transportation and storage segment increased 9.7 percent, supported by the expansion of data center and cloud services.
Meanwhile, revenue from private health, private education, arts, entertainment and recreation, and personal and other services activities grew 8.9 percent.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, services revenue increased 2.5 percent.
E-commerce income rose 2.6 percent year on year to 335.8 billion ringgit, although it declined 0.6 percent from the preceding quarter. ■