KUALA LUMPUR: Penang, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak and Kuala Lumpur have dominated Malaysia’s exports accounting for 82.9% of the total in June 2024, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.
He said exports increased by RM2.1 billion or 1.7% to RM126 billion in June 2024 compared to the same month of the previous year, with Penang remaining as the top exporter with 34.2% share, followed by Johor (20.6%), Selangor (17.3%), Sarawak (6.5%) and Kuala Lumpur (4.2%).
The increase in exports was attributed to the higher exports in most states such as Penang (+RM2 billion), Terengganu (+RM1.3 billion), Perak (+RM767 million), Selangor (+RM403.1 million), Sarawak (+RM397.6 million), Kedah (+RM337 million), Kelantan (+RM122.1 million) and Johor (+RM12.2 million).
“However, exports decreased in Labuan by RM1.7 billion, Pahang (-RM1.2 billion), Melaka (-RM312 million), Negeri Sembilan (-RM206.7 million), Sabah (-RM71.6 million), Kuala Lumpur (-RM54,4 million) and Perlis (-RM23.6 million),” he said in the Export-Import Statistics by State June 2024 report published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Meanwhile, he said imports increased RM16.9 billion or 17.8% to RM1.8 billion in June 2024 compared to the same month in 2023 attributed to the higher imports in most states such as Johor (+RM4.6 billion), Penang (+RM41 billion), Selangor (+RM3.3 billion), Kedah (+RM2.3 billion) Kuala Lumpur (+RM1.5 billion), Negeri Sembilan (+RM1.2 billion), Terengganu (+RM101.4 million), Perlis (+RM82.3 million), and Kelantan (+RM36.6 million).
“However, imports decreased in Melaka by RM3.5 billion, Sarawak (-RM264.5 million), Perak (-RM249.1 million), Sabah (-RM170.6 million), Labuan (-RM110.5 million), and Pahang (-RM5.2 million), he said.
Accordingly, Mohd Uzir said Selangor dominates Malaysia’s imports with a share of 25.5%, followed by Johor (23.3%), Penang (20.9%), Kuala Lumpur 7.6% and Kedah (6.3%). Malaysia’s total trade for June 2024 amounted to RM237.8 billion.
— BERNAMA
