Malaysia's total trade up 8.6% to RM236bil in December 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade for December 2022 amounted to RM236.0 billion, an increase of 8.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), with exports rising 6.0 per cent y-o-y to RM131.9 billion while imports rose 12.0 per cent y-o-y to RM104.1 billion, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) today.

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said Malaysia’s total trade in 2022 recorded a new milestone to reach RM2.8 trillion.