Malaysia’s exports expanded in August, government data showed today, driven by higher shipments of manufactured goods and rising palm oil prices.
Exports in August rose 1.5 per cent from a year earlier, compared with the 1.6 decline forecast by a Reuters poll. In July, exports slid 5.3 per cent, the biggest on-year drop in 15 months.
Exports of palm oil and manufactured goods expanded by 19.9 per cent and 1.5 per cent respectively, which offset falling earnings from shipments of liquefied natural gas, data from the International Trade and Industry Ministry showed.
