Trade Performance : April 2025 and January - April 2025
MALAYSIA'S APRIL 2025 TRADE AND EXPORTS RECORD HIGHEST MONTHLY VALUE FOR APRIL#
Double-Digit Growth for Malaysia's Trade in April 2025, Registering Highest Trade Value Since August 2022
Malaysia’s trade performance sustained its positive trajectory in April 2025, marking the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year (y-o-y) growth since January 2024. Trade rose 18.2% y-o-y to RM261.94 billion, the highest monthly value ever recorded since August 2022, with both exports and imports posting strong double-digit increases for the month. Exports expanded by 16.4% to RM133.56 billion and imports were up by 20% to RM128.37 billion. Trade surplus was recorded for the 60th consecutive month since May 2020, reaching RM5.19 billion.
The growth in exports was predominantly driven by robust demand for manufactured goods, particularly electrical and electronic (E&E) products, which increased by almost RM16 billion. Another equally important sector was agriculture goods, especially palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products which also played a significant role in supporting the overall expansion in exports.
In terms of markets, strong export growth was posted to major trading partners, namely ASEAN, China, the United States (US), the European Union (EU), and to Taiwan which reached a new record high. Overall exports to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners also saw a strong rebound. Among markets that recorded export increases were Mexico, India and the Republic of Korea (ROK), attributed to higher shipments of E&E products.
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