Overview
Exports
On a-month-on-month basis, in November 2016, the export unit value index registered an expansion of 1.1% to 108.0 points. This was led by chemicals (+1.7%), machinery & transport equipment (+1.2%) and inedible crude materials (+1.2%). Similarly, the export volume index rose 4.1% to 126.7 points. This was mainly due to inedible crude materials (+24.6%), mineral fuels (+15.4%) and manufactured goods (+13.1%). In seasonally adjusted terms, the export volume index increased 11.4%.
When compared to the previous year, the export unit value index dropped marginally by 0.4%. Meanwhile, the export volume index increased 7.9%.
Imports
In November 2016, the import unit value index expanded 1.6% to 112.0 points which was attributed to mineral fuels (+6.3%), inedible crude materials (+2.5%) and machinery & transport equipment (+1.4%). Similarly, the import volume index recorded an increase of 5.7% to 129.5 points. The increase was mainly led by inedible crude materials (+29.2%) followed by miscellaneous manufactured articles (+8.6%) and manufactured goods (+7.2%). In seasonally adjusted terms, the import volume index rose 18.3%.
On a-year-on-year basis, the import unit value index and the import volume index both recorded the increase of 3.2% and 7.7% respectively.
Terms of trade
In November 2016, Malaysia’s terms of trade recorded a decline of 0.5% to 96.5 points when compared with the preceding month, while a reduction of 3.5% was recorded year-on-year.
For more details, please refer to the Department’s portal: www.dosm.gov.my
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*Notes:
The November 2016 data is provisional and subject to revision in later issues.
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Released By:
THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
6 JANUARY 2017
Contact person:
Ho Mei Kei
Public Relation Officer
Corporate and User Services Division
Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Tel : +603-8885 7942
Fax : +603-8888 9248
Email : mkho[at]stats.gov.my
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