Exports Jan-Sept

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TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR PERIOD OF JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2016

Trade Surplus of RM59.8 billion Recorded in First Nine Months 2016.

For the period of January- September 2016, trade value of RM1.077 trillion was registered.

Compared to the same period of 2015, it was a marginal increase of 0.6%. Expansion in trade were recorded with the United States of America (USA), ASEAN, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Taiwan, China, Germany, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Bangladesh and India.

During the period, exports grew by 0.5% or RM2.58 billion to RM568.36 billion while imports increased by 0.7% or RM3.75 billion to RM508.59 billion. Trade surplus of RM59.77 billion was recorded, compared to RM60.93 billion registered for the same period of 2015.

In September 2016, the 227th consecutive month of trade surplus was recorded since November 1997 valued at RM7.56 billion. Exports for the month declined by 3% or RM2.12 billion year-on-year, to RM68.03 billion while imports decreased Embargo until 1200 hours, Friday, 4 th November 2016 marginally by 0.1% or RM31.8 million to RM60.47 billion.

Overall, trade was lower by 1.6%

to RM128.5 billion.

On a month-on-month basis, exports, imports and total trade posted a growth of 0.7%, 2.4%

and 1.5%, respectively.

Export Performance of Major Sectors

Overall, exports of both manufactured and agricultural goods increased in the first nine months of 2016. Exports of mining goods, however, decreased.

Export Composition

For the first nine months of 2016, exports of manufactured goods increased by 3.2% to RM469.31 billion with higher exports recorded for almost all manufacturing sub-sectors except for iron and steel

products, petroleum products, jewellery as well as non-metallic mineral products. Manufacturing exports contributed 82.6% to total exports as compared to 80.4%

during the same period last year.

Exports of agricultural goods grew by 1.4% to RM50.37 billion mainly on higher exports of palm oil and palm-based agriculture products. Exports of palm oil increased to RM29.76 billion, attributed to higher Average Unit Value (AUV).

Exports of mining goods declined by 22.5% to RM44.88 billion due to lower exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude petroleum, as a result of lower AUV.

Major exports in January- September 2016 were:

• E&E products, valued at RM207.83 billion and constituting 36.6% of total exports, increased by 2% from the corresponding period in 2015;

• Chemicals and chemical products, RM43.12 billion, 7.6%

of total exports, an increase of 6.2%;

• Petroleum products,

RM38.58 billion, 6.8% of total exports, decreased by 2.5%;

Palm oil and palm-based agriculture products, RM34.34 billion, 6% of total exports, increased by 2.1%;and

• Machinery, equipment and parts, RM28.77 billion, 5.1% of total exports, an expansion of 9.7%.

In September 2016, exports of manufactured goods decreased by 1.2% or RM709.2 million to RM56.05 billion with lower

exports of manufactures of metal by RM722.2 million, machinery, equipment and parts (↓RM329.3 million) and jewellery (↓RM154.3 million).

Exports of agricultural goods increased to RM6.41 billion, from RM6.4 billion in September 2015, driven mainly by higher exports of palm oil and palm-based agriculture products, by RM142.9 million. Exports of palm oil in September 2016 grew to RM3.96 billion, compared RM3.93 billion in September last year.

Exports of mining goods fell 22.8% to RM5.09 billion, due to the decline in exports of crude petroleum and LNG. Exports of crude petroleum and LNG contracted by 26.8% and 20%, respectively.

Performance of Major Markets Exports to ASEAN Remained Strong at 5% growth

In January-September 2016, exports to ASEAN were up by 5.1% to RM168.29 billion. The expansion was supported by higher growth in exports of E&E products, manufactures of metal, petroleum products, machinery, equipment and parts as well as processed food. Meanwhile, imports from ASEAN dropped by 5.9% to RM124.93 billion while trade with ASEAN increased to RM293.23 billion from RM292.87 billion in the same period of 2015.

Among major ASEAN markets, increase in exports was recorded for Viet Nam, Singapore and the Philippines, while exports to Thailand and Indonesia decreased.

Exports to Viet Nam expanded by RM4.81 billion contributed mainly by petroleum products, Singapore (↑RM4.18 billion, E&E products) and the Philippines (↑RM443.8 million, palm oil and palm-based agriculture products ).

Breakdown of exports to ASEAN countries is as follows:

• Singapore RM 83.33 billion, increased by 5.3%

• Thailand RM 32.27 billion,

↓0.8%

• Indonesia RM 19.90 billion,

↓7.6%

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• Viet Nam RM 17.32 billion,

↑38.5%

• Philippines RM 10.17 billion,

↑4.6%

• Myanmar RM 2.72 billion,

↑32.7%

• Brunei RM 1.60 billion,

↓18.3%

• Cambodia RM 921.6 million,

↑42.3%

• Lao PDR RM 59.3 million,

↑54.0%

In September 2016, exports to ASEAN grew by 1.4% or RM283.7 million to reach a value of RM20.09 billion. Exports to ASEAN accounted for 29.5%

of Malaysia’s total exports, expanding from 28.2% registered in September last year. The increase in exports was led by higher exports of petroleum products, manufactures of metal, LNG, transport equipment as well as textiles. Imports from ASEAN, however, fell by 8.2%

to RM14.91 billion while trade declined by 2.9% to RM34.99 billion.

Exports to the USA Up 11.5%

For the first nine months of 2016, exports to the USA recorded a double digit growth of 11.5% to RM59.35 billion, accounting for 10.4% of Malaysia’s total exports.The increase was driven mainly by exports of manufactured goods which grew by RM6.29 billion with higher exports recorded for E&E products, optical and scientific equipment, transport equipment, wood products and manufactures of metal. Imports from the USA rose by 2.6% to RM41.34 billion while trade rose by 7.6% to RM100.69 billion. The USA accounted for 9.3% share of total trade.

In September 2016, exports grew by 5% to RM6.93 billion while imports were down by 12.1% to RM4.3 billion. Trade with the USA declined by 2.3% to RM11.24 billion.Higher exports to the USA was attributed mainly to E&E products, particularly, photosensitive semi-conductor devices. E&E products accounted for 60.6% of total exports to the USA in September 2016. Other contributors to the increase were optical and scientific equipment, chemicals and chemical products as well as wood products.

Exports to the EU Register Moderate Growth of 1.2%

In January-September 2016, exports to the EU registered a growth of 1.2% to reach RM57.87 billion. Imports were lower by 1.1% to RM50.76 billion. As a result, trade with the EU rose to RM108.63 billion,

from RM108.51 billion in the corresponding period of 2015.

The EU accounted for 10.1%

share of Malaysia’s total trade for the period. Increased exports to the EU was contributed by exports of machinery, equipment and parts, chemicals and chemical products, optical and scientific equipment, transport equipment, apparels as well as rubber gloves.

In September 2016, trade with the EU amounted to RM12.78 billion, a decrease of 2.6%.

Exports to the EU contracted by 8.4% to RM6.88 billion while imports increased by 5.2% to RM5.9 billion. Lower exports to the EU was mainly attributed to E&E products, palm oil and palm- based agriculture products, rubber products as well as processed food.

Trade with China Increased by 1.3%From January to September 2016, trade with China rose 1.3% to RM170.6 billion, with exports and imports amounting to RM67.9 billion and RM102.7 billion, respectively. Exports to China decreased by 8.5%, on account of lower exports of E&E products, coupled with softer demand for commodity related exports, namely, petroleum products, palm oil and palm- based agriculture products, LNG as well as natural rubber. Imports from China were higher by 9.1%.

In September 2016, trade with China amounted to RM21.27 billion, a growth of 1.3% or RM265.6 million. This accounted for 16.6% of Malaysia’s total trade. Exports to China declined by 1% to RM8.97 billion, affected mainly by lower exports of manufactures of metal, metalliferous ores and petroleum products. Higher exports, however, were registered for E&E products, palm oil and palm- based agriculture products, crude petroleum as well as optical and scientific equipment.

Imports from China amounted to RM12.31 billion, an increase of 3%.

Trade with Japan Down 5.5%

For the first nine months of 2016, trade with Japan was valued at RM88.1 billion as compared with RM93.26 billion in the same period of 2015.

Exports to Japan contracted by 12.8% to RM46.35 billion due to lower exports of LNG, by RM6.91 billion. LNG accounted for 31.4% of total exports to Japan, declined from 40.4% in the same period last year.

However, better export performance were seen in the

exports of manufactured goods to Japan which increased to RM28.37 billion from RM28.28 billion in January to September 2015. The increase was contributed mainly by higher exports of manufactures of metal, machinery, equipment and parts, processed food as well as textiles.

Imports amounted to RM41.75 billion, an expansion of 4.1%.

Trade with Japan in September 2016 totalled RM10.17 billion, a decline of 6.4% from September 2015. Exports to Japan was lower by 11.7% to RM5.37 billion mainly due to reduced exports of LNG, by RM510.1 million, coupled with wood products which declined by RM157.2 million. Higher exports, however, were registered for manufactures of metal, machinery, equipment and parts, processed food and crude petroleum. Imports from Japan rose to RM4.81 billion compared with RM4.79 billion in September 2015. On a month-on month basis, exports to Japan expanded by 4% or RM206.5 million.

Trade with FTA Partners

During January to September of 2016, trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners was valued at RM675.53 billion or 62.7% of Malaysia’s trade. Exports amounted to RM352.07 billion while imports totalled RM323.46 billion. Increase in exports were recorded to Viet Nam, Singapore, Turkey, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, Pakistan, India and Laos.

During the period, exports to Turkey grew by 107.5% or RM2.47 billion to RM4.76 billion and exports to Pakistan rose by 8%

to RM3.44 billion. The increase was contributed mainly by higher exports of palm oil and palm- based agriculture products.

Exports to India grew by 1.1% to RM23.54 billion due to the increase in exports of manufactures of metal and E&E products.

In September 2016, trade with FTA partners was RM81.16 billion, accounting for 63.2% of Malaysia’s trade. Exports to FTA partners was valued at RM42.37 billion while imports from FTA partners were valued at RM38.79 billion.

Growth in Other Markets

For the first nine months of 2016, markets that recorded significant growth in exports of more than RM500 million were Mexico, increased by RM1.39 billion, attributed mainly to E&E products, Bangladesh (↑RM1.01 billion, ↑ Ministry of International Trade &

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63.0 52.5 65.5 60.0 60.4 64.3 63.3 66.6 70.2 75.7 67.6 68.3 61.9 56.7 66.6 61.3 59.9 66.4 59.9 67.6 68.0

54.6 48.6 58.6 53.7 55.1 56.5 60.8 56.3 60.5 63.6 57.4 59.9 56.5 49.4 55.4 52.3 56.7 60.9 57.9 59.1 60.5

117.6 128.5

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

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

2015 2016

RM billion

Exports Imports Total Trade

Malaysia

Monthly Trade, Jan 2015 - Sept 2016

Trade Performance

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia Note:% refer to y-o-y growth

Exports Jan-Sept

2016 : RM568.4bil.

2015: RM565.8bil.

0.5%

Total Trade Jan-Sept

2016 : RM1,077.0bil.

2015: RM1,070.6bil.

0.6%

Imports Jan-Sept

2016 : RM508.6bil.

2015: RM504.8bil.

0.7%

Top 10 Export Destinations, Jan-Sept 2016

Singapore RM83.3bil.

1

Japan

4

RM46.3bil.

-12.8%

Australia

10

RM819.2bil.

-2.9%

Indonesia

9

RM19.9bil.

-7.6%

2

_{Hong Kong}

6

RM27.5bil.

-0.6%

RM67.9bil. PRC -8.5%

5 3

Thailand RM32.3bil.

-0.8%

RM59.3bil. USA 11.5%

Taiwan

8

RM15.3bil.

-5.7%

India

7

RM23.5bil.

1.1%

Note:% refer to y-o-y growth

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Major Export Products, Jan-Sept 2016

E&E Products RM153.9b

30.3% Chemicals &

Chemical Products RM50.7b

10.0%

Transport Equipment RM31.0b

6.1%

Petroleum Products RM37.2b 7.3%

Machinery, Equipment & Parts RM46.7b

9.2%

Major Export Products, Jan-Sept 2016

E&E Products RM207.8b

36.6% Chemicals &

Chemical Products RM43.1b

7.6%

Palm Oil & Palm-Based Agriculture Products RM34.3b

6.0%

Petroleum Products RM38.6b 6.8%

Machinery, Equipment

& Parts RM28.8b 5.1%

454.8

49.7 57.9

3.4 469.3

50.4 44.9

0 3.8

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Manufactured

Goods Agriculture

Goods Mining

Goods Others

RM billion

Jan-Sept 2015 Jan-Sept 2016

Export by Sectors, Jan - Sept 2016 Import by Sectors, Jan - Sept 2016

Exports

Jan-Sept 2016:RM568.4bil Jan-Sept 2015:RM565.8bil

Imports

Jan-Jul 2015:RM387.5bil Jan-Jul 2016:RM389.0bil 441.50

29.20 23.0 11.10

450.1

29.4 20.0 9.1

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

Manufactured

Goods Agriculture

Goods Mining

Goods Others

RM billion

Jan-Sept 2015 Jan-Sept 2016

Imports

Jan-Sept 2016:RM508.6bil Jan-Sept 2015:RM504.8bil

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Cap ital Goods Consumption

Goods Re-exports Others

295.6

70.3

44.5

94.4 291.2

73.3 49.1

95.0 RM billion

Jan-Sept 2015 Jan-Sept 2016

Imports by Broad Economic Categories, Jan-Sept 2016

-1.5%

4.3% 10.3%

0.6%

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia Note : % share to total exports Note : % share to total Imports

Note : % (Year-on-Year Growth)

Others include Dual Goods, Goods nes and Transaction below RM5,000

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Life Expectancy, 2011 - 2016

Years 77.2

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ^e

Years 74.3 74.4

Years 74.5

Years 74.6

Years 74.7

Years

Note: e - Estimates Years72.1

Years76.8 Years72.2

Years76.9 72.3 Years

Years76.9 Years72.4

Years77.0 72.4 Years

Years77.1 72.6 Years

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ^e

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2011 - 2016

^77.2

Years

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Life Expectancy at Birth by Major Ethnic Group and Sex, 2010 and 2016

^e

77.2 76.6 76.0 75.4 72.6

71.9 71.3

70.7 79.9 79.1 75.0

74.4 76.0 75.7 67.8

67.6

2016^e 2010

TOTAL BUMIPUTERA

CHINESE INDIANS

MALE FEMALE

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Singapore Economic Indicators 2015

Sources: ASEAN Statistics, IMF, and WTO

-0.6

^%

291.9

GDP (current prices)

US$ billion Population

5.5

^million^people

Inflation Rate

350.5

Exports

US$ billion Land Area

719

^km²

Unemployment Rate

2.7

^%

Rank: 14 Imports

Rank: 14

296.7

US$ billion

2.0

GDP Growth

%

Rank: 15

647.3

US$ billion Total Trade

61.3

US$ billion FDI Inflow

83.60 90.20 87.88 97.02 77.01 85.25 88.19 95.55 100.26 108.73 108.47

50.59 55.84 57.56 57.06 49.36 60.28 73.70 80.48 80.25 85.89 82.10

134.18

190.56

0 50 100 150 200 250

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

RM billion

Exports Imports Total Trade

Malaysia’s Trade with Singapore, 2005 - 2015

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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International Report

U.K. Economic Indicators

Area (km

²

):242,500 Population (million):65.1

US$2,858.5billion 0.05% Unemployment

5.4%

Exports

US$460.4billion Imports

US$625.8billion Total Trade

US$1,086.3billion

Source: IMF and WTO

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3

2014 2015 2016

UK 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.5

Overall EU 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0

0.8

0.9 0.8 0.8

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.7

0.4

0.7 0.5 0.4

0.3 0.5 0.5

0.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5

0.4 0.0 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 %

Source: Tradingeconomics

GDP Growth between U.K. and EU

n.a

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Economic Indicators January - September 2016

Note: R – revised

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Gross Domestic Product: Third Quarter 2016 (Advance Estimate)

Economic

Indicators 2016

Sept Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan

I n f l a t i o n

Rate (%) 1.5 1.1 0.8 1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.4

Unemployment

Rate (%) 5 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9

Consumer

Price Indes 241.4 240.8 240.6 241 240.2 239.3 238.1 237.1 236.9

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) -quarterly basis

(%)

2.9Q3 Advance 2016 Estimate

1.4Q2 2016third Estimate

1.1Q2 Second2016 Estimate

1.2Q2 Advance2016 Estimate

0.8Q1 2016,

Third Estimate

0.8Q1 Second 2016 Estimate

0.5Q1 2016 Advance Estimate

1.4Q4 Third 2015 Estimate

1.0Q1 2016 Second Estimate

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0 50 100 150 200 250

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 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.

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

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

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000

RM mil.

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

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

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

RM mil.

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

RM mil.

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

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

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

RM mil.

ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)

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

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

RM mil.

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

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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

RM mil.

Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership (MJEPA)

0 50 100 150 200 250

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

RM mil.

Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership (MPCEPA)

0 5 10 15 20 25

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

RM mil.

Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

RM mil.

Malaysia-China Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

RM mil.

Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

RM mil.

Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

RM mil.

Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)

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US Dollar

Chinese Yuan

Thai Baht

Japanese Yen

Singapore Dollar

New Taiwan Dollar

Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries, January 2015 - October 2016

3.58

4.18

2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20 4.40 4.60

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

2015 2016

RM

USD 1 = RM

0.58

0.62

0.52 0.54 0.56 0.58 0.60 0.62 0.64 0.66 0.68 0.70

2015 2016

RM

CNY 1 = RM

10.94

11.91

10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50

2015 2016

RM

THB 100 = RM

3.03

4.02

2.20 2.40 2.60 2.80 3.00 3.20 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.20

2015 2016

RM

JPY 100 = RM

2.68

3.02

2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 3.00 3.10

2015 2016

RM

SGD 1 = RM

11.33

13.22

10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50

2015 2016

RM

TWD 100 = RM

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Commodity Prices

CRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT) -per bbl-

4 Nov 2016 : US$45.6, 8.3%

^*

Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US$53.6

2014: US$99.5 CRUDE PALM OIL

-per MT-

4 Nov 2016 : US$743.0, 0.2%

^*

Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US$616.9

2014: US$823.3

RUBBER SMR 20 -per MT-

4 Nov 2016 : US$1,494.5, 0.6%

^*

Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US$1.364.3

2014: US$1,718.3

COAL -per MT-

4 Nov 2016 : US$44.1, unchanged Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US$49.9

2014: US$59.8 COCOA SMC 2

-per MT-

4 Nov 2016 : US$1,995.7, 3.7%

^*

Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US$2,077.0

2014: US$2,615.8

SCRAP IRON HMS -per MT-

4 Nov 2016 : US$250.0

^(high)

, 4.2%

US$240.0

^(low)

, 4.3%

Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US$239.6 2014: US$370.0

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

HIGHEST and LOWEST 2015/2016

Highest

14 Oct 2016 : US$52.0 15 May 2015 : US$66.8

Lowest

15 Janua ry 2016 : US$28.9 18 Decem ber 2015 : US$36.9

Crude Petroleum

(Brent) -per bbl-

Highest

15 Sept. 2016 : US$785.5 16 January 2015 : US$701.0

Lowest

15 Janua ry 2016 : US$545.5 4 Septem ber 2015 : US$500.5

Crude Palm Oil -per MT-

Domestic Prices 4 November 2016

Steel Bars

(per MT) RM1,780 – RM1,930

Billets

(per MT) RM1,600 – RM1,750

SUGAR -per lbs-

4 Nov 2016 : US¢ 21.7, 1.9%

^*

Average Price

ⁱ

: 2015: US¢13.2

2014: US¢16.6

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

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Commodity Price 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.

747.0 769.4

765.5 771.0 785.5

770.5 772.5

740.0

691.5 707.5

741.5 743.0

640 660 680 700 720 740 760 780 800

19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov

US$/mt

Crude Palm Oil

2,337.3 2,288.3

2,160.6 2,161.9

2,107.3 2,202.4

2,056.4 2,118.7

2,005.9 2,075.1

2,072.9

1,995.7

1,800 1,900 2,000 2,100 2,200 2,300 2,400

US$/mt

Cocoa

19.8 20.6

20.2 20.7

21.2 22.7

23.0 23.4

22.9 22.7

22.2 21.7

17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 24.0

US¢/lbs

Sugar

1,319.0

1,274.0 1,315.0

1,337.0 1,337.5

1,467.0

1,368.5 1,473.5

1,545.5

1,456.5 1,504.0

1,494.5

1,200 1,250 1,300 1,350 1,400 1,450 1,500 1,550 1,600

US$/mt

Rubber SMR 20

7,591

7,286 7,267 7,853

7,148 7,063

7,296

6,742 6,940

7,029

6,963 7,008

6,900 7,088

7,113 7,281

6,917 6,851 6,730

6,337 6,085

5,965

5,584

5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,000 8,500

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

2015 2016

USD/ tonne

Black Pepper

* until 4 November 2016

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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.

Commodity Price Trends

43.5 43.5 43.5 44.6

44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1

42.8 43.0 43.2 43.4 43.6 43.8 44.0 44.2 44.4 44.6 44.8

US$/mt

Coal

1,815 1,818

1,774 1,819

1,804

1,688

1,640

1,548 1,590

1,516

1,468 1,497

1,481 1,531

1,531 1,571

1,551 1,591

1,629 1,641 1,589

1,663

1,400 1,450 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,850

2015 2016

US$/ tonne

Aluminium

5,831 5,729

5,940 6,042

6,295

5,833

5,457

5,127 5,217 5,216

4,800 4,639

4,472 4,599

4,954 4,873

4,695 4,633 4,865

4,759 4,716 4,726

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

2015 2016

US$/ tonne

Copper

14,849 14,574

13,756 12,831

13,511 12,825

11,413

10,386 9,938

10,317

9,244 8,708 8,507

8,299 8,717

8,879 8,660 8,906 10,263

10,366 10,176

10,251

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

2015 2016

US$/ tonne

Nickel

48.5 47.6

44.4 45.9

43.9 44.5 48.2

49.8 50.4 50.9 48.7

44.1 50.9

49.9

46.8 48.0

46.6 45.9

49.1

51.9 52.0 51.8

49.7

45.6

38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54

US$/bbl

Crude Petroleum

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

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1,108.0 1,079.0

1,054.0 1,075.0

1,033.0 1,057.0

1,036.0

977.0

935.0 929.0 974.0

1,005.0

850.0 900.0 950.0 1,000.0 1,050.0 1,100.0 1,150.0

US$/oz

Platinum

Commodity Price Trends

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank.

200.0

230.0 240.0 240.0 240.0

220.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 240.0 240.0 250.0

180.0

210.0 220.0 220.0 220.0

200.0 210.0 210.0 220.0 230.0 230.0 240.0

100 150 200 250 300 350

15 Jul 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 26 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov

US$/mt

Scrap Iron

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

68.0

63.0

58.0

52.0 60.0

63.0

52.0 56.0

57.0

53.0

47.0

41.0 42.0 47.0

56.0 61.0

55.0

52.0 57.0

61.0 58.059.0

38.0 43.0 48.0 53.0 58.0 63.0 68.0 73.0

2015 2016

US$/dmtu

Iron Ore

19.2

18.8 19.2

19.5

19.0

19.8 19.7

17.6 17.4 17.5 17.8

18.4

16.0 16.5 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 19.0 19.5 20.0 20.5

US$/oz

Silver

43.3

42.4 42.6 42.8 42.1

43.0 42.5

40.5 40.2

40.7 40.9

41.9

38.5 39.0 39.5 40.0 40.5 41.0 41.5 42.0 42.5 43.0 43.5 44.0

US$/oz

Gold

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MITI Programme

The 15 ^th Asia Pacific Conference of German Business

3 - 5 November 2016

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MITI Programme

HR Open Day 2016

Officiated by Secretary General, MITI

3 November 2016

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Announcement

Benefits of Economic Census

Entrepreneurs,

Companies & Business Industry Associations &

Chamber of Commerce Government To Update Economic Indicators

• To identify industrial structure and product trends

• To monitor changing patterns and growth trends for future investment

• To make business planning and decisions

• To gauge their business perfomance

• To compare their business operations to industry norms

• Rebasing of indices i.e. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Index of Industrial;

• Compilation of Supply & Use Table (SUT), Input-Output Table (I-O),

Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), Information &

Communication Technology Satellite Account and System of Environmental – Economic

Accounting (SEEA);

• Development of SME’s profile.

• To identify new sources of growth to the economy;

• To formulate national economy programmes; and

• To assess the implementation of the national development policy such as The Economic Transformation Programme, Eleventh Malaysia Plan and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Masterplan 2012 -2020.

• To understand more about industrial structure;

• To share information about the industry with their members;

• To assist business in marketing and investment planning.

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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MITI @ Your Service

Datuk Wong Seng Foo Senior Director

wong@miti.gov.my Aaishah Yusof

PA to Senior Director

Azizah Mohd Yusof PA to Director

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Halimah Othman

Senior Administrative Assistant

Kamariah Abdol Aziz Administrative Assistant

Rosmaliza Ab. Latif Administrative Assistant

Shafinaz Mohamad Shariff Administrative Assistant

Nor Faizah Abu Bakar Operational Assistant Norazah Abdul Jabbar

Director

Nadia Sapee

Senior Principal Assistant Director

Zahari Md Ali

Principal Assistant Director

Conway Beddie

Principal Assistant Director

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Emilda Zulkeflee Senior Assistant Director

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Exports Jan-Sept

TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR PERIOD OF JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2016

Malaysia

Monthly Trade, Jan 2015 - Sept 2016

Trade Performance

Exports Jan-Sept

2016 : RM568.4bil.

2015: RM565.8bil.

0.5%

Total Trade Jan-Sept

2016 : RM1,077.0bil.

2015: RM1,070.6bil.

0.6%

Imports Jan-Sept

2016 : RM508.6bil.

2015: RM504.8bil.

0.7%

Top 10 Export Destinations, Jan-Sept 2016

1

4

10

9

2

6

5 3

8

7

Major Export Products, Jan-Sept 2016

E&E Products RM153.9b

30.3% Chemicals &

Chemical Products RM50.7b

10.0%

Transport Equipment RM31.0b

6.1%

Petroleum Products RM37.2b 7.3%

Machinery, Equipment & Parts RM46.7b

9.2%

Major Export Products, Jan-Sept 2016

E&E Products RM207.8b

36.6% Chemicals &

Chemical Products RM43.1b

7.6%

Palm Oil & Palm-Based Agriculture Products RM34.3b

6.0%

Petroleum Products RM38.6b 6.8%

Machinery, Equipment

& Parts RM28.8b 5.1%

Export by Sectors, Jan - Sept 2016 Import by Sectors, Jan - Sept 2016

Imports by Broad Economic Categories, Jan-Sept 2016

Life Expectancy, 2011 - 2016

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 e

Years 74.3 74.4

Years 74.5

Years 74.5

Years 74.6

Years 74.7

Years

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 e

Life Expectancy at Birth, 2011 - 2016

Life Expectancy at Birth by Major Ethnic Group and Sex, 2010 and 2016

77.2 76.6 76.0 75.4 72.6

71.9 71.3

70.7

79.9 79.1 75.0

74.4

76.0 75.7 67.8

67.6

TOTAL BUMIPUTERA

CHINESE INDIANS

MALE FEMALE

Singapore Economic Indicators 2015

-0.6

291.9

5.5

350.5

719

2.7

296.7

2.0

647.3

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ^e

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ^e