Malaysia's total trade grew 5.5% in December

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's total trade recorded an upward trend, growing 5.5% in December 2021 compared to the previous month, said the Malaysian Statistics Department.

In a statement today, it said the export value rose by 10.4% to RM123.8bil against November 2021, reflected by the increment in exports of machinery and transport equipment (+22.4%), animal and vegetable oils and fats (+13.2%), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (+7.8%).