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Chronology
History of the Department:
1930’s External Trade Statistics was compiled
by the Customs Department for the
three regions known as the Federated
Malay States, Unfederated Malay States
and the Straits Settlements. At that
time, the Headquarters of the Customs
Department was in Singapore. For the
states in Borneo, external trade data
was compiled by the British Government
which was under the control of the
Colony of North Borneo.
Data collection in the Federation of
Malaya and Borneo focused on the
production of commodities such as
rubber, spices, tin, coal and others. The
British recognised the importance of
statistics as a key element in the planning
and administration of its empire.
Post The Central Trade Registry was established
World with its headquarters in Brickfields, Kuala
War II Lumpur under the Customs Ordinance to
compile data on external trade.
One section in the Department of
Agriculture was established to collect
data on production of crops in estates.
1949 Under the Statistics Ordinance 1949, the
Statistics Sections in both the Central
Trade Registry and the Department of
Agriculture were merged to become
the Bureau of Statistics. The Bureau,
headed by the Registrar of Statistics,
was responsible for the collection,
preparation and publication of statistics
supported by the ordinance.
1960 A committee was appointed on 5 March
1960 by the Federal Government to
consider and recommend the future
development of statistical services in
the Government. This committee was
The History of the Department chaired by Y.M. Raja Tan Sri Mohar bin
Raja Badiozaman. This was the first time
that such a study was conducted and
the recommendations of the committee
The year 2009 commemorates the 60th anniversary of the formed the basis for the future
Department of Statistics (DOS) as the main agency in generating development of the statistical services.
data for the country. The history stretches way back to 1949 when 1963 After the establishment of Malaysia in
the Bureau of Statistics was formed under the Statistics Ordinance. 1963, Federation of Malaya, Sabah and
The Statistics Sections within the Central Trade Registry of the Sarawak were integrated that brought
to the integration of statistical service as
Customs Department and that in the Department of Agriculture well.
were merged to become the Bureau of Statistics. The Bureau
of Statistics was headed by the Registrar of Statistics who was
responsible to collect, process and publish data on foreign trade
and production of crops in estates. Thus, a comprehensive and
centralised data collection management system commenced.
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