KUALA LUMPUR: Total trade for seven states recorded a positive growth, reaching RM219.4 billion in April 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
In a statement, chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports rose by 16.4 per cent (RM18.9 bilion) to RM133.6 billion year-on-year (y-o-y), driven by higher exports in most states.
The states that recorded export growth were Pulau Pinang (RM14.5 billion), Johor (RM3.0 billion), Selangor (RM3.0 billion), Perak (RM286.5 million), Negeri Sembilan (RM196.4 million), Melaka (RM171.8 million), Pahang (RM107.0 million) and Perlis (RM9.4 million).
However, he said exports declined in the WP Kuala Lumpur by RM1.2 billion, Terengganu (RM783.2 million), Sarawak (RM313.6 million), Kedah (RM228.7 million), Kelantan (RM96.4 million), WP Labuan (RM33.1 million) and Sabah (RM22.6 million).
Mohd Uzir noted that Pulau Pinang remained as the top exporting state, contributing 36.7 per cent of total exports, followed by Johor (19.7 per cent), Selangor (18.2 per cent), Sarawak (6.9 per cent) and WP Kuala Lumpur (3.2 per cent).
As for imports by state, he said imports rose by RM21.4 billion (20.0 per cent) to RM128.4 billion y-o-y in April 2025, largely due to higher imports in most states such as Selangor (RM9.0 billion), Pulau Pinang (RM6.9 billion), WP Kuala Lumpur (RM5.3 billion), Johor (RM1.4 billion), Perak (RM303.1 million), Kedah (RM105.9 million), Kelantan (RM39.7 million) and Sabah (RM27.9 million).
Conversely, imports decreased in Pahang by RM794.8 million, Melaka (RM674.4 million), Negeri Sembilan (RM526.1 million), Sarawak (RM306.8 million), Terengganu (RM130.5 million), WP Labuan (RM79.9 million) and Perlis (RM3.7 million).
"Selangor dominates Malaysia’s imports with a share of 29.7 per cent, followed by Pulau Pinang (22.9 per cent), Johor (19.1 per cent), WP Kuala Lumpur (10.4 per cent) and Kedah (5.0 per cent),” he added.
Malaysia’s total trade stood at RM261.9 billion in April 2025. - Bernama
