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This report contains information on household consumption expenditure patterns based on 12 main groups of goods and services. The tabulations of the expenditure data were arranged by stratum, expenditure class, household size, ethnicity, age, sex and occupation.

Data from the Household Expenditure Survey 2009/10 were used to compile information on the level and patterns of consumption expenditure of private households. It was also used to update the weighting patterns and to determine the items in the basket of goods and services for the compilation of the Consumer Price Index for Malaysia.

The Household Income and Basic Amenities Survey (HIS/BA) 2009 report is released for the first time by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia. The main objective of this report is to publish statistics relating to household income distribution, basic amenities and the incidence of poverty in Malaysia. Findings from the survey are used by the government for the Malaysia development plan. Individuals and private sectors researchers are also use the information published in this report as an input for their research.

Technical notes related to the objectives, scope and coverage together with concepts and definitions are included in this report to facilitate users' understanding of the survey. The information on income gathered in the survey is based on the guidelines from "A Provisional Framework for Household Income, Consumption, Saving and Wealth" (1995) published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as well as the guidelines from the "Final Report and Recommendations of the Expert Group on the Household Income Statistics" (The Canberra Group 2001) and Report II – Household Income and Expenditure Statistics (International Labour Organization, 2003).