Malaysia records highest ever Q1 trade at RM789.85bil

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This is a 10% increase from Q1 2025, with exports up by 12.7% year-on-year to RM426.53 billion, the second-highest recorded in a quarter.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/04/20/malaysia-records-highest-ever-q1-trade-at-rm789-85bil  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTBusiness

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00:00Malaysia recorded its highest ever trade in the first quarter of a year in Q1 of 2026,

00:07with total trade reaching 789.85 billion ringgit despite the ongoing Iran war.

00:15In a statement, the Investment Trade and Industry Ministry said the 789.85 billion ringgit in trade

00:22in Q1 2026 was a 10% increase from trade recorded in the same quarter last year.

00:28Mite sit exports rose by 12.7% year-on-year to 426.53 billion ringgit, the second highest recorded

00:38in a quarter, while imports increased by 7.7% to 363.31 billion ringgit. This means a 63.22

00:48billion

00:49ringgit trade surplus. The Ministry said the expansion in exports during the quarter was

00:55primarily driven by stronger demand for manufactured goods, particularly electrical and electronic

01:01products, as well as optical and scientific equipment, alongside mining goods.

01:07Mite also reported an increase in exports to countries with free trade deals with Malaysia,

01:12including Mexico, Korea, India, and the UK.

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