Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Malaysia's Feb exports, imports rise at fastest y/y pace since 2010

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* Feb sends out +26.5 pct y/y versus Reuters survey +17.9 pct 

* Feb imports +27.7 pct y/y versus survey f'cast +21.7 pct 

* Trade surplus 8.7 bln rgt versus survey f'cast of 4.7 bln rgt

* Exports to China +47.6 pct y/y, U.S. +13.2 pct, EU +26.6 pct * Jan-Feb sends out ascent 19.8 pct y/y, imports up 21.5 pct 

KUALA LUMPUR- Malaysia's fare development hit a close to seven-year high in February, government information appeared on Wednesday, because of a bounce in shipments of produced merchandise and wares. 

Trades rose 26.5 percent from a year prior, the speediest development since May 2010 and the fourth back to back month of extension. The yearly increment beat financial specialists' desires of 17.9 percent. January shipments rose 13.6 percent from a year prior.

Data from the International Trade and Industry Ministry demonstrated February fares of produced products rose 24.3 percent and represented 80 percent of Malaysia's aggregate. 

Fares of mining merchandise expanded 21.6 percent, for the most part on rising unrefined petroleum costs, the information appeared. 

Imports in February rose 27.7 percent year-on-year, over the 16.1 percent expansion the earlier month and the quickest rate of development since June 2010's 29.9 percent. 

The exchange surplus in December broadened to 8.71 billion ringgit ($1.97 billion), from January's 4.7 billion ringgit. Fares to China rose 47.6 percent from a year prior, because of higher shipments of electrical and electronic items and wares including oil based goods, elastic and palm oil. 

Fares to the United States went up 13.2 percent on more grounded interest for produced merchandise, while fares to the European Union grew 26.6 percent. 

Malaysia reports exchange information in ringgit <MYR=>. February was the fourth back to back month where sends out topped 70 billion ringgit.


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