Malaysia's January trade rises 2.1pc to RM159.3b
Malaysia's export expansion in January was driven mainly by the manufacturing and mining sectors. — Reuters pic
“Trade with Asean in January declined by 2.2 per cent to RM41.97 billion compared to January 2018, while exports grew by 3.4 per cent to RM24.98 billion with imports lower by 9.6 per cent to RM16.99 billion. In terms of products, higher exports to the EU were contributed by manufactured goods, primarily E&E products, palm oil-based manufactured products, transport equipment, as well as textiles, apparels and footwear.
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