KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Malaysia’s exports in September rose 5.6 per cent from a year earlier, boosted by Southeast Asian demand for refined petroleum products and higher electronics shipments to China, government data showed today.
The rise was slightly higher than the 5.2 per cent median forecast in a Reuters poll.
Imports rose 2.8 per cent from the same month a year ago, compared with forecasts for 5.0 per cent growth.
The September trade surplus was RM8.7 billion (US$2.73 billion), according to data from the Statistics Department, the biggest since November 2012.
Economists had forecast a trade surplus of RM6.5 billion, narrower than July’s RM7.1 billion. — Reuters
