MALAYSIA achieved a trade surplus of RM6.3bil in January, 38.5% higher than the RM4.5bil surplus recorded in December last year. The January surplus was the largest recorded by the country since March 2000, according to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti).
“The larger trade surplus for January was mainly the result of a 6.4% increase in exports while imports rose by a marginal 0.4%,'' the ministry said in a statement yesterday.
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