KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Malaysia's trade surplus rose 21.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM15.42 billion in May 2023, registering the 37th consecutive month of double-digit growth since May of 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Malaysia’s total trade surged by 27.8 per cent to RM2.8 trillion in 2022 versus RM2.2 trillion the year before, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The Malaysian economy is projected to grow between 4.0 per cent and 5.0 per cent in 2023, supported by firm domestic demand amidst challenges rising from slowing global growth, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Malaysia’s import unit value index showed a positive trend month-on-month (m-o-m) with a 0.6 per cent growth to 128.7 points in February 2023 from 128.0 points in January 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Malaysia maintained its impressive trade performance in January 2023 with trade, exports and imports registering the highest monthly value for the month of January.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) expects to resume its exports of palm oil to the United States (US), following the US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) finding that its products were no longer being produced through the use of forced labour.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Malaysia’s export and import unit value indices showed a decline of 2.8 per cent in December 2022, with exports falling from 148.7 points in November to 144.5 points, while imports fell from 133.2 points to 129.5 points.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — Malaysia maintained its outstanding performance in 2022 in terms of trade, exports, imports and trade surplus, with exports hitting the 12th Malaysia Plan’s (12MP) target three years earlier than forecast, the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s export prices in October 2022 dropped slightly by 0.05 per cent from 149.8 points in the preceding month to 149.7 points, while the “import unit value index” showed a positive performance of 0.6 per cent to 133.2 points.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — Malaysia-Indonesia trade relations are robust with total trade amounting to RM95.10 billion (US$22.93 billion) in 2021, increasing by 43.5 per cent from 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Malaysia's export and import unit value index grew by 1.6 per cent and 0.3 per cent, respectively, in July 2022, compared to the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 — The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said Selangor, Penang, Johor, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur remained the top five exporting states in July 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The government will wait for another month or two before lifting the ban on chicken exports, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 17 — The approval to export chicken will only be considered if the domestic chicken supply is not affected, so as to ensure the price of chicken can be controlled, said Task Force on Jihad Against Inflation chairman Tan Sri Annaur Musa.

JAKARTA, Aug 15 — Indonesia's windfall export earnings thanks to high commodity prices may start dwindling, its statistics bureau warned on Monday, despite the country booking a larger-than-expected surplus in July.

KUCHING, Aug 6 — The government has yet to set a date to lift the ban on chicken exports, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Malaysia's external trade surpassed the RM2 trillion mark for the first time in 2021, a 24.9 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y) versus a 3.3 per cent decrease in 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — Malaysia’s export prices in April 2022 remained steady with an increase of 1.1 per cent to 143.0 points from 141.5 points in March 2022, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) will ensure no chicken export activities take place starting from Wednesday (June 1) in line with the decision of the Cabinet on May 23.

MOSCOW, May 25 — Indian authorities are introducing regulation of sugar export during harvest season to secure domestic availability and stable prices, limiting export to 10 million tons, reported Sputnik.