Trade Performance : April 2023 and January - April 2023
36th Consecutive Month of Trade Surplus
Malaysia registered the 36th consecutive month of trade surplus since May 2020, with a value of RM12.85 billion in April 2023. In tandem with softer global demand, total trade for the month contracted by 14.5% to RM198 billion. The performance was similar to other regional countries which recorded negative trade growth for April 2023. Exports totalled RM105.42 billion, declined by 17.4% and imports decreased by 11.1% to RM92.58 billion.
Compared to March 2023, trade, exports, imports and trade surplus were lower by 14.9%, 18.7%, 10.1% and 51.9%, respectively.
For the period of January to April 2023, trade decreased marginally by 1.6% to RM842.8 billion compared to the same period of 2022. Exports was down by 2.6% to RM460.02 billion and imports declined by 0.3% to RM382.78 billion. Trade surplus edged down by 12.7% to RM77.24 billion.
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