Annual Report 2017

6 MA T R A D E A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 7 MALAYSIA’S 2017 TRADE PERFORMANCE IN NUMBERS The top five export destinations – Singapore, China, the United States, Japan and Thailand – accounted for 50.9 % of Malaysia’s total exports The top five sources of imports – China, Singapore, the United States, Japan and Taiwan – accounted for 53.1 % of Malaysia’s total imports Key Export & Import Destinations & Share of Total Exports and Imports Export Import Exports Imports CHINA TAIWAN JAPAN THAILAND SINGAPORE 14.5 % 11.1 % 13.5 % 19.6 % 5.7 % 6.5 % 5.4 % 2.5 % 8.0 % 7.6 % 9.5 % 8.3 % THE UNITED STATES 18.9 % 19.9 % to hit an all-time high of RM 935.39 billion expanded to RM 838.14 billion Trade Balance RM 97.25 billion Malaysia registered a trade surplus of Total Trade 19.4 % RM 1.774 trillion Total merchandise trade expanded by to reach