Trade Performance for August 2020 and the Period of January-August 2020
In August 2020, Malaysia’s trade surplus registered a double digit growth of 19.7% to RM13.23 billion compared to August 2019, exceeding RM10 billion for the seventh time in year 2020.
Trade totalled RM145.06 billion, a decrease of 4.6% compared to August 2019. Lower trade was recorded particularly with Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Japan. Meanwhile, higher trade was registered with the United States (US), China and Saudi Arabia. Exports amounted to RM79.14 billion, decreased by 2.9% while imports slipped by 6.5% to RM65.92 billion.
