- First published in 1994 and this is the 18th edition.
- To provide information and report on productivity performance in commerce and industries.
- This is in accordance with Section 7 of the Malaysia Productivity Council
(Incorporation) (Amendment) Act 1991, Malaysia Productivity Corporation hereby publishes and submits to the Minister of International Trade and Industry the status of productivity in Malaysia. Incidentally, this report is also distributed to 19 other member countries from the Asian Productivity Organisation based in Tokyo.