Overview

Exports

The export unit value index rose 1.9 per cent in June 2021 as compared with the previous month, contributed by the increases in the index of mineral fuels (+7.3%), animal & vegetable oils & fats (+3.5%) and machinery & transport equipment (+0.8%). Meanwhile, the export volume index recorded a growth of 12.2 per cent in the same month, reflected by the increases in the index of chemicals (+29.6%), machinery & transport equipment (+15.4%) and mineral fuels (+11.3%). The seasonally adjusted export volume index posted an expansion of 21.2% from 142.6 points to 172.8 points.

When compared to the previous year, both the export unit value and volume indices rose 12.8 per cent.

Imports

The import unit value index increased 0.5 per cent in June 2021 as compared with the previous month. The increment was driven by the growths in the index of animal & vegetable oils & fats (+4.4%), mineral fuels (+1.6%) and manufactured goods (+0.7%). Similarly, the import volume index recorded an upward trend of 5.5 per cent in June 2021 as compared to the preceding month. The growth in the import volume index was contributed by the increases in the index of mineral fuels (+20.5%), food (+13.0%) and machinery & transport equipment (+3.0%). The seasonally adjusted import volume index in June 2021 rose 14.5 per cent from 149.0 points to 170.6 points.

On a year-on-year basis, both the import unit value and volume indices expanded 5.1 per cent and 25.8 per cent, respectively.

Terms of trade

Malaysia’s terms of trade recorded a positive growth of 1.4 per cent m-o-m from 103.5 points to 105.0 points in June 2021. On a year-on-year basis, Malaysia’s terms of trade performance remained positive at 7.4 per cent from 97.8 points in June of previous year.

The full publication of the External Trade Indices, June 2021 can be downloaded through eStatistik Portal.

For more details, please refer to the Department’s portal: www.dosm.gov.my

*Notes:

The June 2021 data is provisional and subject to revision in later issues.

Released By:

DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
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4 AUGUST 2021

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