BULLETIN

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VOLUME 531

MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Weekly

BULLETIN

16 April 2019 | NO. ISSN : 2180-0448

Manufacturing Performance

Malaysia Statistics

Malaysia's manufacturing sales

grew 5.5% in February 2019 to RM65.8 billion

Manufacturing Indicators

Sales Value

5.5%

RM65.8 bil

Salaries &

Wages

7.2%

RM4,028.6 mil

Number of Employees

2.0%

1,087,120 persons

Sales Value Per Employees

3.4%

^RM60,487 Performance of Sales

in Manufacturing Sector RM65.8 billion, 5.5% February 2019

9.1%

Transport Equipment

& Other Manufactures

Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber & Plastic

4.8%

Food, Bevarages

& Tobacco

8.5%

3.7%

Non-Metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal &

Fabricated Metal Products

3.8%

E&E Products

5.7%

Wood, Furniture, Paper Products & Printing

3.0%

Textile, Wearing Apparel, Leather & Footwear

3.0%

Note: Percentage refers to y-o-y percentage change

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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Manufactures of Metal

RM2.6 bil., 19.0%

Malaysia Statistics

Trade Performance of Manufactured Goods

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

February 2019

E x t e r n a l Tr a d e

Exports

RM55.8 bil , 4.3% Imports

RM47.2 bil , 12.4% Total Trade RM103.0 bil , 8.2%

Top Five Exports Top Five Imports

E&E Products RM25.8 bil., 4.9%

E&E Products RM17.2 bil., 3.0%

Petroleum Products RM4.3 bil., 32.6%

Transport Equipment RM3.1 bil., 15.9%

Note: Percentage refers to y-o-y percentage change

Chemicals &

Chemical Products RM3.9 bil., 4.2%

Chemicals &

Chemical Products RM5.4 bil., 8.5%

Machinery, Equipment & Parts

RM2.8 bil., 6.6%

Machinery, Equipment & Parts

RM4.4 bil., 18.3%

Petroleum Products

RM3.9 bil., 35.3%

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Malaysia Statistics

Industrial Production Index (IPI)

Malaysia Statistics

Malaysia's IPI

grew by 1.7%

in February 2019 Electricity 4.9%

Manufacturing

3.7%

Mining -5.0%

Crude oil Natural Gas

Mining

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Feb 2019 Feb 2018

103.8 102.0 1.7%

-5.6% -4.3%

Manufacturing

Transport Equipment

& Other Manufactures

7.1%

Textile, Wearing Apparel, Leather &

Footwear 5.4%

3.6%

Wood, Furniture, Paper Products & Printing

5.5%

6.3%

Non-Metallic Mineral Products, Basic Metal &

Fabricated Metal Products

4.6%

1.6%

3.1%

Petroleum, Chemical, Rubber & Plastic

E&E Products Food, Bevarages

& Tobacco

Note: Percentage refers to y-o-y percentage change

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International Statistics

Peru Economic Indicators 2017

32.2 ^million

P o p u l a t i o n

1.2% ^annual

G r o w t h r a t e

28.4%

Employment in Agriculture

15.9%

Employment in Industry

55.7%

Employment in Services

US$198.5 ^billion

GDP at constant prices

2.5% ^annual

G r o w t h r a t e

US$6.8

billion F D I

F l o w Inward F D I F l o w

Outward US$0.3

billion

US$98.2

billion

F D I Stock Inward F D I S t o c k Outward

US$5.4

billion US$8.6

billion

Commercial S e r v i c e s I m p o r t s

US$7.2

billion

Commercial S e r v i c e s E x p o r t s

US$39.9

billion

Merchandise G o o d s I m p o r t s

US$45.3

billion

Merchandise G o o d s E x p o r t s

Malaysia's Trade with Peru, 2008 - 2018

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia Source: www.statistics.apec.org

and YOU...

234.3 202.3 276.4 357.5 353.7 370.3 322.8 357.3 507.9 505.2 757.7

31.9 40.8 37.5 23.9 78.0

237.1

122.4 151.3

317.4

590.3

454.1

266.2 243.1 313.9 381.4 431.7

607.5

445.2 508.6

825.3

1,095.6

1,211.7

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

RM Million

Exports Imports Total Trade

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Note: *Provisional Data Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar 17 Mar 24 Mar 31 Mar 7 Apr No. of Certificate of Origin

RM mil.

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway.

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000

RM mil.

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

RM mil.

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

RM mil.

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

RM mil.

ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

RM mil.

ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

RM mil.

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)

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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800

RM mil.

Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (MJEPA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

RM mil.

Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20

RM mil.

Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

RM mil.

Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

RM mil.

Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

RM mil.

Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

RM mil.

Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)

Note: *Provisional Data Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries, January 2018 - March 2019

US Dollar

Philippine Peso

Vietnamese Dong

Hong Kong Dollar

Indonesian Rupiah

Indian Rupee

3.9578

3.8862

4.1867

4.0746

4.0790

3.70 3.75 3.80 3.85 3.90 3.95 4.00 4.05 4.10 4.15 4.20 4.25

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

2018 2019

RM

USD 1 = RM

50.6090

49.5163

53.4695

51.9675

47.00 48.00 49.00 50.00 51.00 52.00 53.00 54.00

2018 2019

RM

HKD 100 = RM

7.8384

7.4635

7.9362

7.7731

6.50 6.70 6.90 7.10 7.30 7.50 7.70 7.90 8.10

2018 2019

RM

PHP 100 = RM

0.0296

0.0274

0.0287

0.025 0.026 0.026 0.027 0.027 0.028 0.028 0.029 0.029 0.030 0.030

2018 2019

RM

IDR 100 = RM

0.0174

0.0171

0.0180

0.0176

0.0166 0.0168 0.0170 0.0172 0.0174 0.0176 0.0178 0.0180 0.0182

2018 2019

RM

VND 100 = RM

6.2202

5.6504

5.8668

5.50 5.60 5.70 5.80 5.90 6.00 6.10 6.20 6.30

2018 2019

RM

INR 100 = RM

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7.9%*

US$350.0 (high)

12 Apr 2019

5.7%*

US$330.0 (low)

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, and Bloomberg.

Commodity Prices

Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated

CRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT) -per bbl-

1.7%*

US$71.6

12 Apr 2019

CRUDE PALM OIL -per MT-

0.5 %*

US$520.5

12 Apr 2019

RUBBER SMR 20 -per MT-

3.2%*

US$1,547.0

COCOA SMC 2 -per MT-

0.6%*

US$1,680.8

COAL -per MT-

1.9%*

US$63.8

SUGAR -per lbs-

1.3%*

US¢12.9

SCRAP IRON HMS -per MT-

5 Oct 2018 : US$84.2

Highest

2018/2019

12 Apr 2019 : US$71.6

4 Jan 2019 : US$57.1 28 Dec 2018 : US$52.2

Lowest 2018/2019

9 Mar 2018 : US$691.5

Highest

2018/2019

22 Feb 2019 : US$567.0

4 Jan 2019 : US$503.8 23 Nov 2018 : US$448.5

Lowest 2018/2019 Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$71.5 Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$600.1

Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$1,371.0 Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$1,535.6 Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US ¢ 12.3

Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$380.7 (high) Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$359.6 (low) Average Price 2018

ⁱ

: US$66.9

Domestic Prices 12 April 2019

Steel Bars

(per MT)

RM2,130– RM2,280

Billets

(per MT) RM2,000 - RM2,100

12 Apr 2019 12 Apr 2019 12 Apr 2019

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Commodity Prices Trends

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

1,523.2

1,473.5 1,479.4 1,599.1

1,665.6

1,657.3

1,594.4

1,491.3 1,539.2

1,623.4 1,690.3

1,680.8

1,450 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,700

25 Jan 1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr

US$/mt

Cocoa

2,264 2,290

2,300

2,295 2,294

2,299

2,288 2,289

2,306

2,295 2,294

2,273

2,260.0 2,265.0 2,270.0 2,275.0 2,280.0 2,285.0 2,290.0 2,295.0 2,300.0 2,305.0 2,310.0

25 Jan 31 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr

US$/mt

Pepper

1,341.0 1,335.5

1,319.0 1,353.0

1,428.0 1,493.5

1,452.0 1,475.0 1,491.5

1,445.0 1,499.0

1,547.0

1,300 1,350 1,400 1,450 1,500 1,550

US$/mt

Rubber SMR 20

53.7 55.3

52.7 55.6

57.3

55.8 56.1

58.5 59.0 60.1

63.1 63.9 61.6 62.8 62.1

66.3 67.1

65.1 65.7 67.2 67.0 68.4

70.3 71.6

40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75

US$/bbl

Crude Petroleum

Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl 532.0

529.0 542.0 551.5

567.0 566.5

549.0 543.0

526.5 526.0

518.0 520.5

500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 580

US$/mt

Crude Palm Oil

12.4 12.6

12.7 13.0

13.3

12.6

12.2 12.5

12.6 12.5

12.8 12.9

12.1 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.9 13.1 13.3 13.5

US¢/lbs

Sugar

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15.7 15.9

15.8 15.7 16.0

15.3 15.3 15.3

15.4 15.1 15.1

15.0

14.5 14.7 14.9 15.1 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.9 16.1

US$/oz

Silver

41.3 42.5

42.1 42.3

42.7

42.2

41.7 41.9

42.2

41.7

41.4 41.6

41.0 41.2 41.4 41.6 41.8 42.0 42.2 42.4 42.6 42.8

US$/g

Gold

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, , Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

2,210 2,182 2,069 2,255 2,300 2,238 2,082 2,052 2,026 2,030 1,939 1,920 1,854 1,863 1,871

1,400 1,500 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,000 2,100 2,200 2,300 2,400

2018 2019

US$/ tonne

Aluminium

7,066 7,007 6,799 6,852 6,825 6,966 6,251 6,051 6,051 6,220 6,196 6,075 5,939 6,300 6,439

4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500

2018 2019

US$/ tonne

Copper

12,865 13,596 13,393 13,938 14,366 15,106 13,794 13,411 12,510 12,315 11,240 10,835 11,523 12,685 13,026

7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 12,000 13,000 14,000 15,000 16,000

2018 2019

US$/ tonne

Nickel

Commodity Prices Trends

76.34 77.46 70.35 65.75 66.10 65.04 64.56 67.15 68.44 73.41 73.26 69.15 76.16 88.22 86.47

60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 95.0

2018 2019

US$/dmtu

Iron Ore

818.3 826.7

802.5 806.9 845.9

863.7

817.6 831.8

848.4 854.1

905.4 898.5

790.0 810.0 830.0 850.0 870.0 890.0 910.0

US$/oz

Platinum

330.0 330.0

300.0 300.0 300.0 330.0

380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0

350.0

300.0 310.0

290.0 290.0 290.0 310.0

350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0

330.0

250 270 290 310 330 350 370 390 410

11 Jan 18 Jan 25 Jan 1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar22 Mar29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr

US$/mt

Scrap Iron

Scrap Iron/MT (High) Scrap Iron/MT(Low) 76.6 76.3

75.1 73.8

71.6 70.6

69.1 69.1

65.1 67.1

65.1

63.8 62.0

63.0 64.0 65.0 66.0 67.0 68.0 69.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 73.0 74.0 75.0 76.0 77.0 78.0

US$/t

Coal

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Population coverage excludes persons residing in institutions such as hotels, hostels,hospitals, prisons, boarding houses and military barracks.

Source : Labour Force and Social Statistics Source Detail : Labour Force Survey Report, DOSM Excise Duties

Excise duties consist of special taxes levied on specific kinds of goods, typically alcoholic beverages, tobacco and fuels; they may be imposed at any stage of production or distribution and are usually assessed by reference to the weight or strength or quantity of the product.

Source : National Accounts Source Detail : Gross Domestics Product (GDP), DOSM Exotic Species

Species not native to a particular area. It may pose a risk to endemic species.

Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Enviroment Statistics, DOSM Expenditures

Expenditures are the values of the amounts that buyers pay, or agree to pay, to sellers in exchange for goods or services that sellers provide to them or to other institutional units designated by the buyers.

Source : National Accounts Source Detail : Gross Domestics Product (GDP), DOSM Export Duties

Export duties consist of general or specific taxes on goods or services that become payable when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents; profits of export monopolies and taxes resulting from multiple exchange rates are excluded.

Source : National Accounts Source Detail : Gross Domestics Product (GDP), DOSM Exports

Goods (locally produced or manufactured or imported for subsequent re-exports) are regarded as exports when they are taken out of the country.

Source : External Sector Source Detail : Monthly External Trade Statistics, DOSM

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