Malaysia's December import, export value indices decline 2.8%

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s export and import unit value indices showed a decline of 2.8 per cent in December 2022, with exports falling from 148.7 points in November to 144.5 points, while imports fell from 133.2 points to 129.5 points.

The Department of Statistics (DOSM), in its December External Trade Indices (2010=100), attributed the decline in the export unit value index to declines in the index of mineral fuels by 8.6 per cent, machinery and transport equipment (-1.3 per cent) and miscellaneous manufactured articles (-1.1 per cent).