January trade surplus RM12 billion, highest monthly in 9 years
Figures show exports totalled RM84.08 billion in January, registering a marginal decrease of 1.5% from RM85.41 billion in January 2019. – AFP file pic, March 4, 2020.
MALAYSIA recorded a trade surplus of RM12 billion in January, up 4.2% from RM11.52 billion in January last year. “This was the highest monthly trade surplus for January since January 2011, and the 267th consecutive month of surplus,” the International Trade and Industry Ministry said in a statement today.
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