Malaysia's trade expands 15.6% to RM238.17bil in November

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s trade continued its stellar performance and maintained an upward trajectory in November 2022 with trade expanded by 15.6 per cent to RM238.17 billion compared to November 2021 -- the 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year (y-o-y) double-digit expansion.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said in a statement today that exports rose by 15.6 per cent to RM130.24 billion, while imports and trade surplus increased by 15.6 per cent each to RM107.93 billion and RM22.3 billion respectively.