tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post4157809393278129133..comments2024-03-08T21:24:41.954+08:00Comments on Economics Malaysia: November 2011 Employmenthishamhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-57033846851214591682012-02-06T22:31:21.506+08:002012-02-06T22:31:21.506+08:00Try this link instead. It's the last item on t...Try this <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1251&Itemid=109&lang=en" rel="nofollow">link</a> instead. It's the last item on the first list.<br /><br />Not sure how useful aggregate disposable income data would be for that purpose, even for 2009-2011. House price increases were not even across the country (try <a href="httphishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-12948738991124586502012-02-04T21:34:01.467+08:002012-02-04T21:34:01.467+08:00Link is dead, but even up till 2005 isn't much...Link is dead, but even up till 2005 isn't much use. More interested in the year that marked the boom in property prices till now (since it makes up the large part of household debt).<br /><br />Thanks again for weighing in.metalragenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-82695271312649457142012-02-02T16:37:01.913+08:002012-02-02T16:37:01.913+08:00@Metalrage,
1) Link (it's a pdf). It's on...@Metalrage,<br /><br />1) <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Economics/files/DATA_SERIES/2009/Bab_2Akaun_Pengagihan_dan_Penggunaan_Pendapatan_dan_Akaun_Modal.pdf%22" rel="nofollow">Link</a> (it's a pdf). It's only up to 2005 however.<br /><br />2) Most but not all. I can't find hard numbers, but as at end-2010, total household debt was just under RM600 billion, of hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-91388715540346965892012-02-02T15:41:00.680+08:002012-02-02T15:41:00.680+08:00Ty for reply. For my education, can please comment...Ty for reply. For my education, can please comment:<br /><br />1) Can I say we don't really need the quarterly disposable income stats just annual? And to do that, can get the reported income from LHDN?<br /><br />2) Wouldn't most of the loans come from the banking system? Or do Ah Longs and personal loans make up such a large portion of our debt that it's effect can't be METALRAGEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-67799689117615457502012-01-30T16:10:55.283+08:002012-01-30T16:10:55.283+08:00@alt inv
As I said, I think it's purely sampl...@alt inv<br /><br />As I said, I think it's purely sampling error. Otherwise you're right, it would be a lot of jobs being cut!<br /><br />@metalrage<br /><br />It's hard to tell. Biggest issue is simply measurement, since a big portion of that debt doesn't come from the banking system and because the personal disposable income stats aren't broken out in the quarterly nationalhishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-16180891348578688952012-01-30T00:42:27.967+08:002012-01-30T00:42:27.967+08:00Hi Hisham,
In your opinion, is the household deb...Hi Hisham, <br /><br />In your opinion, is the household debt to annual household income ratio in Malaysia alarming/sustainable? Do you think it will start easing downwards or has that already started?<br /><br />I ask 'cos I read an article here and started wondering how our country's graph pattern would look and what would it mean for us in the future: https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/metalragenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-71950926382805412032012-01-28T02:41:37.131+08:002012-01-28T02:41:37.131+08:00The economy in Malaysia cut 250K jobs, could that ...The economy in Malaysia cut 250K jobs, could that be right? It would be like the equivalent in America of losing several million jobs!alternative investmentshttp://www.greenworldbvi.com/alternative-investments-options/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-23091800643185443282012-01-27T09:37:12.805+08:002012-01-27T09:37:12.805+08:00Whip can only be cracked if there is demand for va...Whip can only be cracked if there is demand for value-added goods, local plants can make them, local workers have the skills to run the equipment or processes, and there is bismarckian will around.<br /><br />With the drone mentality in both public and private sectors, nein.wallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297413898275266606.post-65575568010836930122012-01-26T20:27:24.641+08:002012-01-26T20:27:24.641+08:00Presume the "foreign labour" is not in t...Presume the "foreign labour" is not in these stats.Thus the 3.1% unemployed refers to locals and translates to about 400k ppl.And foreign labour is about 3 mil or so?<br />Based on above we hv scope to improve productivity,reduce public sector jobs and still be in a position to provide adequate employment opportunities to all Malaysians.<br />Issue is really how to make it attractive Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com