External Trade Indices

Overview


Exports

The export unit value index decreased by 0.5 per cent in April 2023 as compared to the previous month, attributed from the fall in the index of mineral fuels (-4.3%), manufactured goods (-0.3%) and animal & vegetable oils & fats (-0.3%). Besides that, the export volume index declined by 18.3 per cent in the same month, in line with the decrease in the index of miscellaneous manufactured articles (-29.3%), mineral fuels (-16.6%) and machinery & transport equipment (-16.2%). The seasonally adjusted export volume index plummeted by 17.2 per cent from 165.1 points to 136.6 points.

On an annual comparison, the export unit value index fell 0.8 per cent while the volume index declined 16.7 per cent.


Imports

The import unit value index also decreased in April 2023 by 0.8 per cent, contributed by the decrease in the index of machinery & transport equipment (-2.5%), chemicals (-0.3%) and manufactured goods (-0.1%). The import volume index showed a shrinkage of 9.4 per cent in April 2023 as compared to the previous month, attributed from the decrease in the index of miscellaneous manufactured articles (-19.2%), manufactured goods (-9.7%) and machinery & transport equipment (-8.1%).The seasonally adjusted import volume index decreased by 10.3 per cent from 175.6 points to 157.5 points.

On a year-on-year basis, the import unit value index fell 0.6 per cent, while the volume index declined by 10.4 per cent.


Terms of trade

Malaysia’s terms of trade rose by 0.3 per cent month-on-month to 110.7 points in April 2023, in accordance with the increase in the index of machinery & transport equipment (+3.9%), inedible crude materials (+1.3%) and food (+0.3%). Malaysia’s terms of trade decreased by 0.2 per cent year-on-year from 110.9 points in April of previous year.



*Notes:

The April 2023 data is provisional and subject to revision in later issues.


Released by:

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
26 May 2023

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