Malaysia's March exports likely up, imports down 3%

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s exports for the month of March will see a somewhat tepid recovery from the contraction seen in the previous month but indicators show that shipments may slow in the coming months.

A survey shows that economists expect exports to recover and rise by 2% in March compared to the corresponding month of a year ago. February’s exports had declined 2% year-on-year. The Statistics Department would be releasing the external trade data on Friday.