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Malaysia’s September exports rise 24.7%, exceed forecast

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports in September rose 24.7% from a year earlier, beating expectations, government data showed on Thursday.

The median forecast of 14 economists was for September’s exports to grow 14.6%.

Malaysia’s imports in September grew 26.5% on-year.

The trade surplus in the month was recorded at 26.1 billion ringgit ($6.29 billion).

Source: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40129639/malaysias-september-exports-rise-247-exceed-forecast