Exports breached RM1 trillion mark in eight months, says Azmin

image-20220926110045-1Malaysia’s trade in the first eight months of 2022 jumped 33.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM1.873 trillion.

马来西亚 2022 年前八个月的贸易额同比增长 33.1% 至 1.873 万亿令吉。

 

In a statement on 20th September, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said exports surpassed RM1 trillion, the shortest period to reach this milestone, expanding by 30.3% to RM1.014 trillion.

国际贸易与工业部高级部长Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali在9 月 20 日的一份声明中表示,出口超过 1 万亿令吉,是达到这一里程碑的最短时间,增长 30.3% 至 1.014 万亿令吉。

 

He said imports climbed by 36.7% to RM858.83 billion, while the trade surplus was up by 3.7% to RM155.57 billion.

他说,进口增长 36.7% 至 8588.3 亿令吉,而贸易顺差则增加 3.7% 至 1555.7 亿令吉。

 

Trade, exports, imports and the trade surplus registered the highest value for the period, he said.

他说,贸易、出口、进口和贸易顺差在此期间录得最高值。

 

Azmin also said Malaysia’s trade remained sturdy in August, with double-digit growth recorded for trade, exports and imports.

Azmin还表示,马来西亚 8 月份的贸易依然强劲,贸易、出口和进口均录得两位数增长。

 

He said this was the highest monthly value for the month of August.

他说,这是 8 月份的最高月度值。

 

Trade surged by 56.7% to RM265.74 billion from August 2021, the 19th consecutive month of double-digit growth. Exports increased by 48.2% to RM141.33 billion, the 13th successive month of double-digit growth.

自 2021 年 8 月以来,贸易额飙升 56.7% 至 2657.4 亿令吉,连续第 19 个月实现两位数增长。出口增长 48.2% 至 1413.3 亿令吉,连续第 13 个月实现两位数增长。

 

Imports also leaped by 67.6% to RM124.41 billion, while the trade surplus contracted by 19.9% to RM16.92 billion.

进口也跃升 67.6% 至 1244.1 亿令吉,而贸易顺差则收缩 19.9% 至 169.2 亿令吉。

 

The export expansion was attributed to higher shipments of electrical and electronics (E&E) products, petroleum products, palm oil and palm oil-based agriculture products, liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well as optical and scientific equipment.

出口增长归因于电气和电子 (E&E) 产品、石油产品、棕榈油和棕榈油基农产品、液化天然气 (LNG) 以及光学和科学设备的出货量增加。

 

Exports of petroleum products, LNG as well as optical and scientific equipment registered the highest monthly value.

石油产品、液化天然气以及光学和科学设备的出口月值最高。

 

Meanwhile, exports to major trading partners, notably Asean, China, the US, the European Union and Japan, recorded double-digit growth.

与此同时,对主要贸易伙伴,特别是东盟、中国、美国、欧盟和日本的出口录得两位数增长。

 

The highest monthly export value was registered for Japan.

日本的月度出口额最高。

 

The minister also said exports of manufactured goods in August, which represented 84.5% of total exports, rose by 47.7% y-o-y to RM119.48 billion.

部长还表示,8 月份制成品出口占总出口的 84.5%,同比增长 47.7% 至 1194.8 亿令吉。

 

He said this was the 13th consecutive month of double-digit expansion. The growth was backed by higher exports of E&E products, petroleum products, optical and scientific equipment as well as machinery, equipment and parts, each recording a more than RM1 billion increase in exports.

他说,这是连续第 13 个月实现两位数的扩张。增长得益于电子电气产品、石油产品、光学和科学设备以及机械、设备和零件的出口增加,每项出口增长超过 10 亿令吉。

 

Exports of mining goods (with a 7.6% share) soared by 59.1% y-o-y to RM10.77 billion, the 17th successive month of double-digit growth underpinned by growing exports of LNG and crude petroleum.

矿产品出口(占 7.6%)按年飙升 59.1% 至 107.7 亿令吉,在液化天然气和原油出口增长的支撑下,连续第 17 个月实现两位数增长。

 

Azmin said that in August, trade with Asean countries leaped by 61% y-o-y to RM70.87 billion, constituting 26.7% of Malaysia’s total trade.

Azmin表示,8 月份与东盟国家的贸易额同比增长 61% 至 708.7 亿令吉,占马来西亚总贸易额的 26.7%。

 

Exports surged by 60.4% to RM42.02 billion, the fastest growth registered.

出口猛增 60.4% 至 420.2 亿令吉,是录得最快的增长。

 

The expansion was buoyed by higher exports of petroleum products and E&E products.

石油产品和电子电气产品出口增加推动了扩张。

 

Imports from Asean soared by 61.9% to RM28.85 billion.

来自东盟的进口飙升 61.9% 至 288.5 亿令吉。

 

Azmin added that exports to all Asean markets recorded increases, notably to Singapore, which grew by RM7.36 billion, due to higher exports of E&E products, followed by Indonesia (up RM3.51 billion mainly due to petroleum products), Thailand (up RM2.18 billion; E&E products) and Vietnam (up RM310.5 million; E&E products).

Azmin补充说,由于电子电气产品出口增加,对所有东盟市场的出口均录得增长,尤其是新加坡,增长了 73.6 亿令吉,其次是印度尼西亚(主要由于石油产品,增长 35.1 亿令吉),泰国(增长21.8 亿令吉;电子电气产品)和越南(增加 3.105 亿令吉;电子电气产品)。