KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — Malaysia’s total trade in January reached RM272.4 billion, with exports and imports at RM146.9 billion and RM125.5 billion, respectively, said the Statistics Department (DOSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports rose RM24.1 billion, or 19.6 per cent, on-year to RM146.9 billion.
“The increase in exports was driven by higher shipments from Penang (RM22.1 billion), Johor (RM5.7 billion), Kuala Lumpur (RM736.4 million), Perak (RM373.2 million), Negeri Sembilan (RM60.5 million), and Perlis (RM5.7 million),” he said.
“Exports fell in Melaka (RM1.5 billion), Kedah (RM1.5 billion), Terengganu (RM549.3 million), Pahang (RM389.8 million), Selangor (RM339.1 million), Labuan (RM212.3 million), Sarawak (RM293.8 million), Sabah (RM82.8 million) and Kelantan (RM51.7 million).”
Penang remained Malaysia’s top exporter with a 44.2 per cent share, followed by Johor (19.7 per cent), Selangor (14.2 per cent), Sarawak (6.1 per cent) and Kuala Lumpur (3.5 per cent).
On the import side, Uzir said January saw a 5.3 per cent increase, or RM6.3 billion, compared with the same month in 2025.
“The growth in imports was led by Penang (RM3.7 billion), Selangor (RM2 billion), Melaka (RM1.3 billion), Kuala Lumpur (RM846 million), Kedah (RM772 million), Perak (RM236.3 million), Sarawak (RM76.2 million), Negeri Sembilan (RM161.1 million) and Labuan (RM3.0 million),” he said.
“Imports declined in Johor (RM1.8 billion), Pahang (RM192.5 million), Sabah (RM71.5 million), Perlis (RM41.9 million), Kelantan (RM26.4 million) and Terengganu (RM1.5 million).”
Penang accounted for 25.8 per cent of Malaysia’s imports, followed by Selangor (25.1 per cent), Johor (21.7 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (8.7 per cent) and Kedah (5.6 per cent).
