KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia saw exports in July increase 3.5% from a year earlier as demand for electrical and electronic goods surged, government data showed on Friday.
According to the median forecast from a Reuters poll, economists had forecast exports would rise 3.2% on the back of a weakening ringgit currency, although individual estimates varied.
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