KUALA LUMPUR: 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).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports rose 26.1 per cent to RM1.2 trillion, due to significant performances of both domestic exports and re-exports.
"Domestic exports hit the one trillion mark for the first time, increasing 26.6 per cent y-o-y, while re-exports went up 24.0 per cent to RM229.0 billion," he said in a statement today.
Mohd Uzir noted that imports in 2021 also recorded a growth of 23.3 per cent to hit the highest value of RM987.3 billion.
"Meanwhile, the trade balance remained in surplus for the 24th consecutive year since 1998 amounting to RM253.7 billion, an increase of 38.4 per cent," he added.
Meanwhile, exports to India grew by 48.7 per cent, or RM14.8 billion, underpinned by robust palm oil exports and palm oil-based agricultural products, the statement said.
Imports from Thailand rose 32.3 per cent, or RM11.1 billion, contributed by the increase in imports of transport equipment, the statement said.
The surge in export growth was led by E&E products (RM69.7 billion); petroleum products (RM34.3 billion); manufacture of metal (RM24.7 billion); palm oil and palm oil-based agricultural products (RM23.5 billion); and rubber products (RM20.3 billion);
It was followed by chemical and chemical products (RM19.9 billion); palm oil-based manufactured products(RM11.7 billion) and machinery, equipment and parts (RM10.5 billion).
Meanwhile, a significant increase in imports was recorded for E&E products (RM61.5 billion); petroleum products (RM29.5 billion); chemical and chemical products (RM22.3 billion); iron and steelproducts (RM8.8 billion); and machinery, equipment and parts (RM8.5 billion).
It was followed by imports of gold, non-money (RM8.1 billion); manufacture of metal (RM7.2 billion); coal (RM7.0 billion) and rubber products (RM6.9 billion).
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Thu Jul 28 2022
Malaysia's external trade surpassed the RM2 trillion mark for the first time in 2021, a 24.9 pct increase year-on-year (y-o-y) versus a 3.3 pct decrease in 2020. - BERNAMA
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