Overview

The Export Unit Value Index continues to grow by 0.9 per cent in September 2025, reaching to 154.2 points

Exports

The export unit value index decreased by 0.04 per cent in October 2025 as compared to the previous month. This reduction was primarily driven by the decreased in the index of mineral fuels (-1.8%). Meanwhile, the export volume index grew by 6.7 per cent in line with the increase in the index of animals & vegetable oils & fats (+22.0%), mineral fuels (+8.4%) and machinery & transport equipment (+3.0%). The seasonally adjusted export volume index also increased by 7.7 per cent from 164.3 points to 177.0 points.

Referring to the annual comparison, both the exports unit value index and volume index expanded 4.3 per cent and 10.9 per cent respectively.

Imports

The import unit value index increased 0.2 per cent in October 2025, contributed by the increase in the index of animals & vegetable Oils & fats (+0.5%), food (+0.1%) and machinery & transport equipment (+0.03%). Meanwhile, the import volume index increased by 8.6 per cent in October 2025 as compared to the previous month, contributed by the increment in the index of inedible crude materials (+26.9%), machinery and transport equipment (+13.2%) and manufactured goods (+11.2%). The seasonally adjusted import volume index also increased by 2.7 per cent from 221.6 points to 227.6 points. 

A year-on-year comparison showed that the import unit value index edged down by 1.3 per cent while import volume index edged up by 12.7 per cent.

Terms of trade

Malaysia's terms of trade dropped 0.2 per cent month-on-month to 123.8 points in October 2025, driven by the decrease in the index of mineral fuels (-1.5%). Meanwhile, Malaysia's terms of trade rose 5.7 per cent year-on-year from 117.1 points in October previous year.

*Notes:

The October 2025 data is provisional and subject to revision in later issues.

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