The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said Penang, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur remained the top five exporting states in July 2022.
This was reveled in the Export Import Statistics by State released by DOSM today.
It stated, Penang contributed 27.9 per cent to the nation’s exports, Johor (23.2 per cent), Selangor (18 per cent, Sarawak (8.7 per cent) and Kuala Lumpur (5.7 per cent).
Most states recorded an uptrend in exports led by Johor, which recorded a RM9.3 billion increase to RM31.1 billion in July 2022.
This was followed by Selangor with a rise of RM9.1 billion, Pulau Pinang (RM7.6 billion), Kuala Lumpur (RM4.8 billion), Sarawak (RM4.2 billion), Kedah (RM1 billion), Negeri Sembilan (RM772.5 million), Labuan (RM693 million), Sabah (RM599.5 million) and Perlis (RM42.7 million).
Perak, however, recorded a decline in exports to RM568.6 million, Pahang (-RM408.2 million), Terengganu (-RM337.8 million), Melaka (-RM278.6 million) and Kelantan (-RM115.8 million).
While imports from Selangor rose RM8.5 billion, Kuala Lumpur and Johor widened by RM7.1 billion each, Penang by RM6.1 billion, Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak totalled RM1.6 billion, Kedah by RM1.5 billion), Pahang by RM1.1 billion, Sabah RM224.8 million, Terengganu by (RM135.7 million) and Perlis totalling RM49.9 million.
