MALAYSIAN exports grew by a faster-than-expected 5.7% in April compared with a year ago but imports declined by a bigger magnitude, raising concerns that export performance over the next few months may slow down.
The difference in growth between exports and imports was, however, more than enough to ensure a trade surplus of RM5.77bil for April. The trade surplus for April 2002 was RM2.05bil.
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