KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 — Malaysia’s trade started the year with positive momentum, auguring well for an expected rebound in external trade to support firmer economic growth for 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — MIDF Research expects Malaysia’s external trade activities to expand steadily beyond 2023 amid the impacts of new trade agreements, apart from elevated commodity prices and lower monetary rates.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Malaysia’s trade continued its upward trajectory in September 2022, rising by 31.4 per cent to RM256.91 billion compared to the same month last year — the 20th consecutive month of double-digit growth, said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The export volume index increased 7.7 per cent in August 2022 compared with July, contributed by the rise in miscellaneous manufactured articles (11.9 per cent), machinery and transport equipment (7.9 per cent), as well as mineral fuels (7.8 per cent).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Malaysia’s trade remained sturdy in August 2022 with exports jumping 48.2 per cent to RM141.33 billion, the 13th successive month of double-digit growth, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — Malaysia's external trade surpassed the RM2 trillion mark for the first time in 2021, a 24.9 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y) versus a 3.3 per cent decrease in 2020, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — Malaysia's export unit index remained positive for the fourth consecutive months since October 2021, growing 1.3 per cent in January 2022 compared with the previous month, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Malaysia's trade is expected to recover in 2021 backed by a recovery in global demand, especially for agricultural and manufactured goods, as Covid-19 threats recede following a massive global vaccination programme.