Trade Performance : August 2025 and January - August 2025
MALAYSIA’S JANUARY-AUGUST TRADE GROWS 3.8% Y-O-Y AS EXPORTS SURPASS RM1-TRILLION MARK A MONTH EARLIER
Exports Maintain Growth in August, Despite Lower US Bound Shipments
Malaysia recorded its highest cumulative values for trade for trade, exports and imports for the period January-August 2025. Trade rose by 3.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM1.977 trillion. Exports increased by 3.9% to RM1.032 trillion, surpassing the RM1 trillion mark a month earlier than in 2024. Meanwhile, imports grew by 3.6% to RM945.62 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of RM86.07 billion.
For just the month of August 2025, however, trade eased slightly by 1.9% y-o-y to RM247.07 billion amid shifting global trade conditions, although exports grew for the second consecutive month by 1.9% to RM131.6 billion. Imports, on the other hand, declined by 5.9% to RM115.47 billion. This resulted in a trade surplus of RM16.13 billion, marking the 64th consecutive month of trade surplus since May 2020, an increase of 153.8% compared to August 2024.
Export growth in August 2025 was driven by strong performances in both manufactured and agriculture goods. Exports of agriculture goods recovered from negative growth recorded in July 2025. The expansion of trade numbers was mainly contributed by electrical and electronic (E&E) products, followed by machinery, equipment and parts, optical and scientific equipment as well as palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products. Notably, exports of optical and scientific equipment recorded their highest value to date.
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