Pulau Pinang, Johor and Selangor contributed 70.5 per cent of total exports in April 2023, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported today (May 26) in the release on EXPORT IMPORT STATISTICS BY STATE, APRIL 2023.
Malaysia’s total trade for April 2023 amounted to RM198.0 billion (-14.5% year-on-year) with exports of RM105.4 billion (-17.4% year-on-year) and imports worth RM92.6 billion (-11.1% year-on-year).
DOSM found export performance by states has shown that exports in April 2023 decreased RM22.2 billion (-17.4%) as compared to the same month of the previous year. The decrease in exports was due to the lower exports in most states such as Selangor (-RM6.6 billion), Pulau Pinang (-RM4.1 billion), Sarawak (-RM2.9 billion), Johor (-RM2.6 billion), Sabah (-RM2.0 billion), Perak (-RM1.2 billion), W.P. Kuala Lumpur (-RM1.1 billion), Pahang (-RM628.6 million), Melaka (-RM472.6 million), W.P. Labuan (-RM113.8 million), Kelantan (-RM79.0 million), Terengganu (-RM66.8 million) and Perlis (-RM30.0 million).
However, exports for Kedah and Negeri Sembilan increased by RM111.6 million and RM26.6 million respectively.
Looking at the performance of imports by state, the Department of Statistics Malaysia informed that imports also decreased RM11.5 billion (-11.1%) in April 2023 as compared to the same month of the previous year. The decrease in imports was due to the lower imports in most states such as Pulau Pinang (-RM5.4 billion), Melaka (-RM3.3 billion), Selangor (-RM1.7 billion), Perak (-RM1.2 billion), Kedah (-RM861.5 million), Sarawak (-RM682.5 million), Negeri Sembilan (-RM435.5 million), Pahang (-RM92.9 million) and Terengganu (-RM45.3 million). However, imports increased in Johor by RM2.0 billion, W.P. Kuala Lumpur (+RM284.1 million), Sabah (+RM94.8 million), Kelantan (+RM31.5 million), Perlis (+RM16.2 million) and W.P. Labuan (+RM2.4 million).
The Department of Statistics Malaysia also informed that among the top five major exporting states, Pulau Pinang remained as the top exporter with a share of 31.5 per cent, followed by Johor (21.7%), Selangor (17.3%), Sarawak (7.0%) and Kedah (4.6%).
Meanwhile, for imports, Selangor was the largest contributor with a share of 27.3 per cent, followed by Johor (23.3%), Pulau Pinang (20.3%), W.P. Kuala Lumpur (7.9%) and Kedah (5.5%).
