KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — The total trade for seven states recorded positive growth, reaching RM219.4 billion in April, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said exports rose by 16.4 per cent (RM18.9 billion) to RM133.6 billion year-on-year (y-o-y), driven by higher exports in most states.
The states that recorded export growth were Penang (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, exports declined in the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory by RM1.2 billion, Terengganu (RM783.2 million), Sarawak (RM313.6 million), Kedah (RM228.7 million), Kelantan (RM96.4 million), the Labuan Federal Territory (RM33.1 million), and Sabah (RM22.6 million).
In a statement today, Uzir noted that Penang remained 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 the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory (3.2 per cent).
As for imports by state, imports rose by RM21.4 billion (20.0 per cent) to RM128.4 billion y-o-y in April, primarily due to higher imports in most states including Selangor (RM9.0 billion), Pulau Pinang (RM6.9 billion), the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory (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), the Labuan Federal Territory (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 said.
Malaysia’s total trade stood at RM261.9 billion in April.
— Bernama
