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Malaysia’s March exports rise 25.4%, above forecast

  • Apr 18, 2022

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s exports in March rose 25.4 per cent from a year earlier, above forecast, government data showed on Monday. March’s exports were expected to rise 12.5 per cent, according to 16 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll.

Imports in March grew 29.9 per cent from a year earlier, the data showed. Analysts were expecting a 15.7 per cent rise, according to 16 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll. Malaysia’s trade surplus in March was RM26.7 billion. Analysts had forecast a surplus of RM22.8 billion. REUTERS