KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Selangor is one of the five states and territories which dominated Malaysia’s exports, accounting for 82.9 per cent of the total in June 2024, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.
He said exports increased by RM2.1 billion or 1.7 per cent to RM126 billion in June 2024 compared to the same month of the previous year.
Penang remains the top exporter with a 34.2 per cent share, followed by Johor (20.6 per cent), Selangor (17.3 per cent), Sarawak (6.5 per cent), and Kuala Lumpur (4.2 per cent).
“The increase in exports was attributed to the higher exports in most states like Penang (+RM2.0 billion); Terengganu (+RM1.3 billion); Perak (+RM767.0 million); Selangor (+RM403.1 million); Sarawak (+RM397.6 million); Kedah (+RM337.0 million); Kelantan (+RM122.1 million), and Johor (+RM112.2 million).
“However, exports decreased in Labuan by RM1.7 billion, Pahang (-RM1.2 billion), Melaka (-RM312.0 million), Negeri Sembilan (-RM206.7 million), Sabah (-RM71.6 million), Kuala Lumpur (-RM54.4 million), and Perlis (-RM23.6 million),” he said in the Export Import Statistics by State June 2024 report published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia today.
Meanwhile, imports increased RM16.9 billion or 17.8 per cent to RM111.8 billion in June 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, attributed to the higher imports in most states including Johor (+RM4.6 billion), Penang (+RM4.1 billion), Selangor (+RM3.3 billion), Kedah (+RM2.3 billion), Kuala Lumpur (+RM1.5 billion), Negeri Sembilan (+RM1.2 billion), Terengganu (+RM101.4 million), Perlis (+RM82.3 million), and Kelantan (+RM36.6 million).
“However, imports decreased in Melaka by RM3.5 billion, Sarawak (-RM264.5 million), Perak (-RM249.1 million), Sabah (-RM170.6 million), Labuan (-RM110.5 million), and Pahang (-RM5.2 million),” Uzir said.
Accordingly, Selangor dominates Malaysia’s imports with a share of 25.5 per cent, followed by Johor (23.3 per cent); Penang (20.9 per cent); Kuala Lumpur (7.6 per cent) and Kedah (6.3 per cent).
Malaysia’s total trade for June 2024 amounted to RM237.8 billion.
— Bernama
