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PERMOHONAN SURAT KEBENARAN BEROPERASI BAGI SEKTOR YANG PERMOHONAN SURAT KEBENARAN BEROPERASI BAGI SEKTOR YANG

DIBENARKAN OLEH KERAJAAN SEPANJANG PERINTAH KAWALAN DIBENARKAN OLEH KERAJAAN SEPANJANG PERINTAH KAWALAN

PERGERAKAN BAGI TEMPOH 1 JUN HINGGA 14 JUN 2021 PERGERAKAN BAGI TEMPOH 1 JUN HINGGA 14 JUN 2021

MELALUI PORTAL CIMS 3.0 MELALUI PORTAL CIMS 3.0

Sidang Mesyuarat Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) hari ini telah memutuskan agar surat kebenaran beroperasi bagi sektor-sektor ekonomi perlu yang dibenarkan oleh Kerajaan sepanjang Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) bermula dari 1 hingga 14 Jun 2021 hendaklah dipohon melalui portal COVID-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) 3.0 yang diseliakan oleh Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI).

Justeru, sektor-sektor ekonomi seperti di bawah boleh mengakses portal CIMS 3.0 untuk mendapatkan surat kelulusan beroperasi sekiranya belum menerima kelulusan untuk beroperasi mulai 1 Jun 2021, melalui pautan notification.miti.gov.my:

i. Pembuatan dan perkhidmatannya yang berkaitan (MRS);

ii. Perdagangan pengedaran termasuk pemborongan, peruncitan dan pengedaran;

iii. Makanan dan minuman termasuk untuk haiwan;

iv. Penjagaan kesihatan dan perubatan termasuk penokok diet, penjagaan dan klinik haiwan serta perkhidmatan veterinar;

v. Komunikasi termasuk media, telekomunikasi dan internet, pos dan kurier serta penyiaran (bagi tujuan penyampaian maklumat, berita dan seumpamanya sahaja);

vi. E-dagang dan teknologi maklumat;

vii. Pengeluaran, penyulingan, penyimpanan, pembekalan serta pengagihan bahan api dan pelincir; dan

viii. Pembinaan, penyelenggaraan dan pembaikan kritikal.

Syarikat-syarikat yang sudah tersedia berdaftar di CIMS 3.0 tidak perlu mendaftar semula dan boleh terus memuat turun surat kebenaran beroperasi bermula jam 8.00 malam, 31 Mei 2021. Bagi syarikat dalam sektor-sektor tersebut yang masih belum mendaftar, boleh membuat pendaftaran bermula 8.00 pagi, 1 Jun 2021. Maklumat terperinci mengenai tatacara pendaftaran di CIMS3.0 (melalui pautan notification.miti.gov.my) boleh dilayari melalui www.miti.gov.my.

Dengan perkembangan terbaharu ini, pergerakan pekerja bagi sektor-sektor tersebut boleh menggunakan:

i. Surat CIMS 3.0 daripada MITI; dan

ii. Surat pengesahan lantikan daripada majikan ATAU pas pekerja.

MITI bersama Kementerian dan Agensi yang terlibat komited dalam membantu melancarkan proses kebenaran beroperasi bagi sektor-sektor yang dibenarkan oleh Kerajaan.

Untuk maklumat lanjut dan direktori Kementerian sila layari www.miti.gov.my.

KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA & INDUSTRI (MITI) 31 MEI 2021

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MITI Tower, No.7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah . 50480 Kuala Lumpur

TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD

OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021 OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021

Trade, Exports and Imports Continued to Mark a New High

Malaysia’s trade performance maintained its strong growth momentum in April 2021, outperformed March with another record of new high for trade, exports and imports monthly value. Trade grew by 43.2% to RM190.76 billion compared to April 2020. Exports maintained above RM100 billion for two consecutive months, reaching RM105.62 billion and surged by 63%. This was the fastest growth since February 1998 and the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year (y-o-y) expansion since September 2020. Imports increased by 24.4% to RM85.14 billion and trade surplus surged by 663.5% to RM20.48 billion. Trade, exports and imports recorded double digit growth for three consecutive months.

The expansion in exports was sustained by higher global demand primarily for electrical and electronic (E&E) products mainly semiconductors in tandem with increasing digitalisation and 5G technology development, rubber products as well as petroleum products. Exports to all major markets namely ASEAN, China, the United States (US), the European Union (EU) and Japan registered positive growth.

On a month-on-month (m-o-m) basis, trade, exports and imports grew by 2.7%, 0.6%

and 5.4%, respectively. Trade surplus decreased by 15.4%. Trade for the first four months of 2021 grew by 21.4% to RM696.46 billion, compared to the same period of 2020. Exports increased by 27.8% to RM387.81 billion and imports rose by 14.3% to RM308.65 billion.

Trade surplus surged by 137.5% to RM79.16 billion.

Export Performance of Major Sectors

Strong Export Growth Recorded for Almost All Products in April

In April 2021, all the products recorded positive growth except liquefied natural gas (LNG) and transport equipment. Exports of manufactured goods which accounted for 86.3% of total exports, surged by 64.5% y-o-y to RM91.1 billion and was the fastest growth recorded in 22 years.

Robust growth was recorded for all manufactured products excluding transport equipment. The expansion was due mainly to strong demand for E&E products, rubber products, petroleum products, manufactures of metal as well as machinery, equipment and parts. Rubber products and petroleum products recorded the highest export value thus far.

Exports of agriculture goods (7.4% share) surged by 66.9% to RM7.85 billion compared to April 2020 driven mainly by higher exports of palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products.

Exports of mining goods (5.4% share) rebounded by 24.5% y-o-y to RM5.67 billion after registering negative growth since July 2019. The increase was attributed mainly to higher exports of crude petroleum, petroleum condensates and other petroleum oil as well as metalliferous ores and metal scrap.

Major exports in April 2021:

 E&E products, valued at RM36.8 billion and constituted 34.8% of total exports, increased by 42% from April 2020;

 Petroleum products, RM9.93 billion, 9.4% of total exports, increased by 87.8%;

 Rubber products, RM7.52 billion, 7.1% of total exports, surged by 207.2%;

 Palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products, RM5.94 billion, 5.6% of total exports, increased by 73%; and

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TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD

OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021 OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021

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 Chemicals and chemical products, RM5.42 billion, 5.1% of total exports, increased by 39.4%.

Compared to March 2021, exports of agriculture and mining goods expanded by 4.9%

and 8.4%, respectively. Exports of manufactured goods declined marginally by 0.2%.

For the period of January to April 2021, exports of manufactured goods grew by 31.1%

to RM337.05 billion compared to the same period of 2020, following higher exports of E&E products, rubber products, manufactures of metal, chemicals and chemical products, machinery, equipment and parts as well as optical and scientific equipment. Exports of agriculture goods rose by 27% to RM26.02 billion owing to higher exports of palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products. Exports of mining goods totalled RM21.03 billion, edged down by 13.2% on account of lower exports of LNG and crude petroleum.

Trade Performance with Major Markets

ASEAN – Exports Maintained a New High

In April 2021, trade with ASEAN grew by 64.7% y-o-y to RM49.85 billion, contributing 26.1% to Malaysia’s total trade. Exports recorded another month of new high, expanding by 58.6% to RM30.52 billion and sustained double-digit growth since February 2021. The expansion was contributed by higher exports of E&E products, petroleum products as well as machinery, equipment and parts. Imports from ASEAN increased by 75.4% to RM19.33 billion.

Breakdown of exports to ASEAN countries:

 Singapore RM15.54 billion, increased by 55.1%

 Thailand RM4.55 billion, ↑41.9%

 Viet Nam RM3.98 billion, ↑86.3%

 Indonesia RM3.04 billion, ↑15.9%

 Philippines RM2.12 billion, ↑142.2%

 Brunei RM911.7 million, ↑501.4%

 Myanmar RM260.2 million, ↑64.5%

 Cambodia RM122.3 million, ↑51.7%

 Lao PDR RM4.9 million, ↑221.0%

Exports to all ASEAN countries recorded growth notably Singapore which increased by RM5.52 billion due to higher exports of E&E products, Thailand (↑RM1.34 billion, crude petroleum), Viet Nam (↑RM1.84 billion, E&E products), Indonesia (↑RM416.3 million, petroleum products) and the Philippines (↑RM1.24 billion, petroleum products). Compared to March 2021, trade, exports and imports grew by 4.3%, 6.8% and 0.5%, respectively.

In the first four months of 2021, trade with ASEAN rose by 24.8% to RM181.63 billion compared to the same period of 2020. Exports to this region was up by 22.8% to RM109.25 billion driven by higher exports of E&E products, chemicals and chemical products, machinery, equipment and parts as well as manufactures of metal. Imports from ASEAN expanded by 28% to RM72.38 billion.

China – Six Consecutive Months of Double-Digit Export Growth

In April 2021, trade with China rose by 35.7% y-o-y to RM35.63 billion, representing 18.7%

of Malaysia’s total trade. Exports to China grew by 28% to RM15.45 billion, recording a double-digit growth for the sixth consecutive month. The increase was due to higher exports of manufactures of metal, LNG, petroleum products, metalliferous ores and metal scrap as well as palm oil-based manufactured products. Imports from China expanded

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TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD

OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021 OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021

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by 42.3% to RM20.18 billion. On a m-o-m basis, trade and imports recorded growth of 5.2%

and 13.4%, respectively while exports contracted by 3.9%.

Trade with China during the period of January to April 2021 grew by 32.5% to RM128.16 billion compared to the same period of 2020. Exports expanded by 34% to RM57.44 billion, buoyed by higher exports of E&E products, manufactures of metal as well as LNG. Imports from China was up by 31.3% to RM70.71 billion.

The US – Resilient Export Growth Backed by Manufactured Goods

Trade with the US in April 2021 surged by 71.2% y-o-y to RM18.27 billion, accounting for 9.6% of Malaysia’s total trade. Exports recorded a resilient growth of 128.6% to RM12.15 billion, the largest growth in 22 years. The expansion was attributed to higher exports of manufactured goods particularly E&E products, rubber products, optical and scientific equipment as well as wood products. Imports from the US increased by 14.2% to RM6.12 billion.

Compared to March 2021, trade and imports recorded growth of 0.1% and 3%, respectively while exports decreased by 1.3%.

During the first four months of 2021, trade with the US grew by 28% to RM67.51 billion compared to the same period of 2020. Exports surged by 52.8% to RM44.77 billion supported by higher exports of rubber products, E&E products and wood products. Imports from the US declined by 2.9% to RM22.74 billion.

The EU – Trade, Exports and Imports Maintained Double-Digit Growth

Trade with the EU which accounted for 7.8% of Malaysia’s total trade in April 2021 expanded by 57.2% y-o-y to RM14.8 billion. Exports recorded fifth consecutive month of double-digit expansion, surged by 85.4% to RM8.84 billion supported by higher shipments of E&E products and rubber products. This was the largest growth recorded for the past 22 years. Imports from the EU was up by 28.2% to RM5.96 billion.

All top 10 EU markets which accounted for 90.6% of Malaysia’s total exports to the EU recorded increases namely, Germany (↑79.5%), the Netherlands (↑80.1%), Italy (↑136.3%), Belgium (↑47.9%), France (↑103.1%), Spain (↑69.8%), Poland (↑90%), Slovenia (↑1,536.5%), the Czech Republic (↑33.2%) and Sweden (↑115.6%). On a month-on-month basis, trade, exports and imports declined by 8.7%, 10.2% and 6.3%, respectively.

During January to April 2021, trade with the EU expanded by 25.8% to RM56.98 billion from the same period of 2020. Exports grew by 35.5% to RM34.45 billion underpinned by higher exports of rubber products and E&E products. Imports from the EU rose by 13.4% to RM22.53 billion.

Japan – The Fastest Export Growth Thus Far

In April 2021, trade with Japan which made up 6.9% of Malaysia’s total trade increased by 54% y-o-y to RM13.23 billion. Exports grew for three straight months to reach RM6.2 billion, surged by 60.3% and was the fastest export growth thus far. Exports of manufactured goods which expanded since September 2020, doubled to RM4.45 billion in April 2021 from RM2.26 billion a year ago. This was led by higher exports of E&E products, manufactures of metal, rubber products as well as optical and scientific equipment. Exports of agriculture goods to Japan rebounded by 60.8% y-o-y, from a negative growth in March 2021 attributed mainly to palm oil and palm oil based agriculture products. Imports from Japan rose by 48.8% to RM7.02 billion. On a m-o-m basis, trade, exports and imports declined by 4.1%, 8% and 0.5%, respectively.

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TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR APRIL 2021 AND THE PERIOD

OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021 OF JANUARY - APRIL 2021

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For the period of January to April 2021, trade with Japan rose by 19.5% to RM50.09 billion compared to the same period of 2020. Exports was up by 14.8% to RM25.16 billion buoyed by higher exports of E&E products, rubber products, manufactures of metal as well as optical and scientific equipment. Imports from Japan grew by 24.7% to RM24.93 billion.

Trade with FTA Partners

In April 2021, trade with Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners which made up 66.7%

of Malaysia’s total trade rose by 33.5% y-o-y to RM127.28 billion. Exports to FTA partners registered the highest monthly value of RM70.05 billion, grew by 48.5% and imports expanded by 18.8% to RM57.22 billion.

Increase in exports was recorded to all FTA partners including Hong Kong SAR, by 0.8%

to RM5.93 billion due to higher exports of petroleum products, India (↑289.5% to RM3.67 billion, palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products), Australia (↑98.1% to RM3.24 billion, petroleum products), the Republic of Korea (↑18.1% to RM2.84 billion, E&E products), Turkey (↑116.9% to RM1.29 billion, palm oil and palm oil based agriculture products), Pakistan (↑69.4% to RM497.3 million, palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products), New Zealand (↑107.6% to RM287.6 million, chemicals and chemical products) and Chile (↑44.7% to RM117.9 million, rubber products). Compared to March 2021, trade, exports and imports rose by 2.6%, 0.7% and 5%, respectively.

Trade with FTA partners for the first four months of 2021 which accounted for 66.9% of Malaysia’s total trade increased by 21.1% to RM466.26 billion. Exports grew by 23.5% to RM258.64 billion and imports expanded by 18.2% to RM207.62 billion.

Import Performance

Total imports in April 2021 expanded by 24.4% y-o-y to RM85.14 billion from April 2020.

The three main categories of imports by end use which accounted for 74.3% of total imports were:

 Intermediate goods, valued at RM46.46 billion or 54.6% of total imports, increased by 64.4%, following higher imports of processed industrial supplies particularly non-monetary gold;

 Capital goods, valued at RM9.26 billion or 10.9% of total imports, decreased by 38.2%, due mainly to lower imports of capital goods (except transport

equipment), primarily ships, boats and floating structures; and

 Consumption goods, valued at RM7.56 billion or 8.9% of total imports, rose by 29.9%, as a result of higher imports of durables, especially parts of

machinery and mechanical appliances.

During January to April 2021, imports increased by 14.3% to RM308.65 billion from the same period of 2020. Imports of intermediate goods grew by 16.3% to RM167.84 billion, capital goods (RM32.41 billion, ↓0.04%) and consumption goods (RM27.13 billion, ↑15%).

MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY 28 MAY 2021

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EXTERNAL TRADE, APR 2021 EXTERNAL TRADE, APR 2021

Mala ysia Sta tistics

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EXTERNAL TRADE, JAN - APR 2021 EXTERNAL TRADE, JAN - APR 2021

Mala ysia Sta tistics

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BUSINESS TENDENCY STATISTICS, Q2 2020 BUSINESS TENDENCY STATISTICS, Q2 2020

Mala ysia Sta tistics

Businesses are more confident in the second quarter of 2021, with a better overall confidence indicator of -3.1 per cent as against -11.3 per cent recorded in the last quarter. ll sectors foresee brighter business situation for the second quarter 2021 if the economic wellbeing is under control.

Among them, the Wholesale & Retail Trade sector soared to a positive territory for the first time since third quarter of 2019 with +5.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 as compared to -11.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2021. The confidence indicator for Industry and Services sectors posted better negative with -1.5 per cent and -6.1 per cent respectively compared to -4.4 per cent and -15.0 per cent in the preceding quarter.

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PRODUCER PRICE INDEX, APR 2020 PRODUCER PRICE INDEX, APR 2020

Mala ysia Sta tistics

The Producer Price Index (PPI) of local production climbed 10.6 per cent in April 2021, 3.9 points higher than 6.7 per cent recorded last month. The growth was driven by the Mining index which surged 92.4 per cent from 32.0 per cent in the previous month. The sharp rise was mainly due to a low base effect and continued rise in commodity and raw material prices, as a result of the recovery in global demand and various supply constraints. The Agriculture, forestry & fishing index continued to increase 49.8 per cent as compared to 41.1 per cent in the previous month. Subsequently, Manufacturing and Water supply indices also registered an increase of 3.5 per centand 1.2 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, Electricity & gas supply index decline 0.8 per cent.

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Source: https://www.trademap.org/index.aspx

Interna tional Mer chandise T rade

In 2020, Malaysia’s export of Parts of electronic integrated circuits, n.e.s. recorded US$ 4,228.1 Million which was 27.4 % share of the world exports.

MALAYSIA'S TOP EXPORT DESTINATION WORLD LARGEST EXPORTER OF PARTS OF WORLD LARGEST EXPORTER OF PARTS OF ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, N.E.S.

ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, N.E.S.

Notes:

-HS854290

-% refer to share in world exports

MALAYSIA US$ 4,228.1m

27.4% 1 ²

HONG KONG US$ 3,842.9m

24.9%

3 4 ₅ US$ 2,373.2m ^JAPAN 15.4%

SINGAPORE US$ 1,479.2m

9.6% _USA

US$ 1,037.7m 6.7%

1

Thailand US$

430.47m

Singapore US$

850.52m

P.R. China US$

834.79m

R.O. Korea US$

495.10m

Hong Kong US$

321.45m

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Number of PCO as at 23 May 2021 Weekly / Monthly/ Annually

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

7 Mar 14 Mar 21 Mar 28 Mar 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 25 Apr 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May 2021

No. of Certificate of Origin

Total CO by Scheme

AANZFTA AIFTA AJCEP ATIGA ACFTA AKFTA MICECA MNZFTA

MCFTA MAFTA MJEPA MPCEPA GSP MTFTA AHKFTA

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

2021 Total No of CO

TOTAL BILATERAL TOTAL REGIONAL

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

Total No of CO

TOTAL BILATERAL TOTAL REGIONAL 0

10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

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

2020 2021

Total No of CO

TOTAL BILATERAL TOTAL REGIONAL

Weekly

Annually Monthly

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

Weekly Total

Scheme

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Regional FTA

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

7 Mar 14 Mar 21 Mar 28 Mar 4 Apr 11 Apr 18 Apr 25 Apr 2 May 9 May 16 May 23 May

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

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

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

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

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

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)

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

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

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

ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)

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

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

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA)

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

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Bilateral FTA

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

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

Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (MJEPA)

0 50 100 150 200 250

Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA)

0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00

Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)

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Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries, January 2020 - May 2021

Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

US Dollar

Chinese Yuan

Thai Baht

Japanese Yen

Singapore Dollar

New Taiwan Dollar

4.0797

4.3553

4.0369

4.1275

4.01 4.06 4.11 4.16 4.21 4.26 4.31 4.36 4.41

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

2020 2021

RM

USD 1 = RM

0.5895

0.6417

0.56 0.57 0.58 0.59 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.64 0.65

2020 2021

RM

CNY 1 = RM

13.4124

13.7216

13.1473 13.1954

12.8 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8

2020 2021

RM

THB 100 = RM

3.7321

4.0505

3.7812

3.60 3.65 3.70 3.75 3.80 3.85 3.90 3.95 4.00 4.05 4.10

2020 2021

RM

JPY 100 = RM

3.0204

2.9959

3.1033

2.94 2.96 2.98 3.00 3.02 3.04 3.06 3.08 3.10 3.12

2020 2021

RM

SGD 1 = RM

13.5884

14.7930

13.00 13.20 13.40 13.60 13.80 14.00 14.20 14.40 14.60 14.80 15.00

2020 2021

RM

TWD 100 = RM

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0.6%*

US$85.8

SUGAR -per lbs-

4.1%*

US$17.4

1.6%*

US$1,711.5

Commodity Prices

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.

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

%*

US$537.0 (low) US$540.0

%*

(high)

28 May 2021 0.3%*

US$1,468.5 RUBBER SMR 20 -per MT- COCOA SMC 2 -per MT-

COAL -per MT- SCRAP IRON HMS -per MT-

Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US$1,333.4 Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US$1,576.6 Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US¢12.9

Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US$307.9 (high) Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US$284.7 (low) Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US$47.7

Domestic Prices

28 May 2021

Steel Bars

(per MT)

RM3,150 – RM3,300

Billets

(per MT) RM3,000- RM3,100

28 May 2021 28 May 2021 28 May 2021

28 May 2021

4.2%*

US$66.4

CRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT) -per bbl-

28 May 2021

CRUDE PALM OIL -per MT-

2.9%*

US$1,039.0

28 May 2021

03 Jan 2020 : US$68.6

Highest

2020/2021

5 Mar 2021 : US$69.4

15 Jan 2021 : US$55.1 24 Apr 2020 : US$21.4

Lowest 2020/2021

24 Dec 2020 : US$944.2

Highest

2020/2021

7 May 2021 : US$1,156.0

22 Jan 2021 : US$884.7 8 May 2020 : US$473.0

Lowest 2020/2021 Average Price 2020 ⁱ: US$43.5 Average Price 2020ⁱ: US$668.3

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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.

1,621.3

1,597.2

1,543.5

1,501.3

1,456.9

1,435.7 1,453.21,461.8 1,415.0

1,470.6 1,472.4 1,468.5

1,350 1,400 1,450 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,650 1,700

12 Mar 19 Mar 26 Mar 1 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 Apr 7 May 12 May 21 May 28 May 2021

US$/mt

Cocoa

1,796.5 1,779.0

1,692.5

1,652.0

1,626.0 1,638.5 1,666.5

1,690.0 1,762.0

1,710.0

1,685.0 1,711.5

1,550 1,600 1,650 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,850

US$/mt

Rubber SMR 20

65.6

61.4 61.0 61.5 59.3

63.5 62.1 63.6 64.9 66.1 63.6

66.3 69.2

64.5 64.6 64.9 63.0

66.6 66.1 67.3 68.3 69.3 66.4

69.6

40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0 60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0

US$/bbl

Crude Petroleum

Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl 16.1

15.8

15.2

14.7 15.4

16.6 16.9 17.0

17.5 17.8

16.7 17.4

14.0 14.5 15.0 15.5 16.0 16.5 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5

US¢/lbs

Sugar

1,018.5

968.9 968.0

990.8 1,032.5

1,019.5

1,077.1 1,072.0 1,156.0

1,149.7

1,070.2

1,039.0

920 970 1,020 1,070 1,120 1,170

US$/mt

Crude Palm Oil

2,500 2,566 2,679

2,837 2,976

3,220

3,285 3,2973,334 3,344

3,444 3,449

2,300.0 2,500.0 2,700.0 2,900.0 3,100.0 3,300.0 3,500.0 3,700.0

US$/mt

Pepper

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25.9 26.3

25.1 24.9

25.3 26.1 26.1

25.9 27.5

27.2 27.5

28.0

24.0 24.5 25.0 25.5 26.0 26.5 27.0 27.5 28.0 28.5

US$/oz

Silver

54.8

55.8 55.7 55.5 56.0 57.1 57.3

56.8 59.1 58.9

60.3 61.1

54.0 55.0 56.0 57.0 58.0 59.0 60.0 61.0 62.0

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.

1,845 1,781 1,756 1,797 1,741 1,754 1,726 1,775 1,771 1,773 1,688 1,611 1,460 1,466 1,569 1,644 1,737 1,744 1,806 1,935 2,015 2,004 2,079 2,190 2,319

1,300 1,500 1,700 1,900 2,100 2,300 2,500

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

2019 2020 2021

US$/ tonne

Aluminium

6,438 6,018 5,882 5,941 5,709 5,759 5,757 5,860 6,077 6,031 5,688 5,183 5,058 5,240 5,755 6,372 6,499 6,705 6,714 7,069 7,772 7,972 8,471 8,988 9,325

4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000

2019 2020 2021

US$/ tonne

Copper

12,773 12,016 11,944 13,546 15,749 17,657 17,046 15,172 13,829 13,507 12,716 11,846 11,804 12,180 12,727 13,402 14,538 14,857 15,239 15,808 16,823 17,863 18,584 16,407 16,521

7,000 9,000 11,000 13,000 15,000 17,000 19,000 21,000

2019 2020 2021

US$/ tonne

Nickel

Commodity Price Trends

93.70 100.15 108.94 120.24 93.07 93.08 88.53 84.

98 92.

65 95.76 87.68 88.99 84.73 93.65 103.30 108.52 121.07 123.75 119.78 124.36 155.43 169.63 163.80 168.

18 179.

83

50.0 70.0 90.0 110.0 130.0 150.0 170.0 190.0

2019 2020 2021

US$/dmtu

Iron Ore

1,200.3 1,200.1 1,177.9

1,208.6 1,209.3 1,208.7 1,233.1

1,205.2 1,254.5 1,255.9

1,169.4 1,182.4

1,100.0 1,120.0 1,140.0 1,160.0 1,180.0 1,200.0 1,220.0 1,240.0 1,260.0 1,280.0 1,300.0

US$/oz

Platinum

470.0

452.0 452.0 455.0 440.0 440.0

460.0 460.0 520.0 520.0

540.0 540.0

455.0

427.0 427.0 425.0 430.0 426.0 450.0 450.0

500.0 500.0 537.0 537.0

350.0 400.0 450.0 500.0 550.0 600.0

US$/mt

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

66.1 68.5 68.5

70.2 67.6

71.6 71.8 71.9 82.5

85.9 85.2 85.8

63.0 68.0 73.0 78.0 83.0 88.0

US$/t

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Interna tional Mer chandise T rade

In 2020, Malaysia’s export of Parts of electronic integrated circuits, n.e.s. recorded US$ 4,228.1 Million which was 27.4 % share of the world exports.

MALAYSIA'S TOP EXPORT DESTINATION WORLD LARGEST EXPORTER OF PARTS OF WORLD LARGEST EXPORTER OF PARTS OF ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, N.E.S.

ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, N.E.S.

MALAYSIA US$ 4,228.1m

27.4% 1 2

HONG KONG US$ 3,842.9m

24.9%

3

4 5 US$ 2,373.2m JAPAN 15.4%

SINGAPORE US$ 1,479.2m

9.6% USA

US$ 1,037.7m 6.7%

1

Thailand US$

430.47m

Singapore US$

850.52m

P.R. China US$

834.79m

R.O. Korea US$

495.10m

Hong Kong US$

321.45m

2 3 4 5

Number of PCO as at 23 May 2021 Weekly / Monthly/ Annually

Weekly

Annually Monthly

Weekly Total

Scheme

Regional FTA

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Bilateral FTA

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries, January 2020 - May 2021

US Dollar

Chinese Yuan

Thai Baht

Japanese Yen

Singapore Dollar

New Taiwan Dollar

0.6%*

4.1%*

1.6%*

Commodity Prices

%*

27.4% 1 ²

4 ₅ US$ 2,373.2m ^JAPAN 15.4%

9.6% _USA

2 ₃ ⁴ ₅