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1 Volume ember 211 Gross Domestic Product MALAYSIA - ECONOMIC TRENDS Sectors Q3 211 Q2 211 Q1 211 Q3 21 % Change (Q3 211/Q3 21) GDP 15,325 1,898 1,911 12, Services 87,75 8,81 82,386 81,3 7. Manufacturing 1,33 39,959 39,156 39, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 11,989 1,828 9,66 11, Mining & Quarrying 9,19 8,862 9,763 9, Construction,961,58,37,81 3. Gross Domestic Product and Annual Growth Rates RM billion % Growth (y-o-y) 2-6 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q Q1 Q2 Q3 Q Q1 Q2 Q3 RM billion Growth (y-o-y) Gross Domestic Product By Economic Activities January-tember 211 January-tember 21 Agriculture RM32. bil. (7.2%) Mining & Quarrying RM27.6 bil. (6.2%) Manufacturing RM12. bil. (26.8%) Services RM25.3 bil. (56.7%) Construction RM13.8 bil. (3.1%) Agriculture RM3.8 bil. (7.2%) Mining & Quarrying RM29.6 bil. (6.9%) Manufacturing, RM115.5 bil. (27.%) Services RM237.8 bil. (55.7%) Construction RM13.5 bil. (3.2%) Total GDP: RM8.6 billion Total GDP: RM27.2 billion Note: i) All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point ii) Figures in parentheses refer to share of the activity to GDP 1

2 Gross Domestic Product Growth Compared with Selected EU Economies Growth (y-o-y) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q Q1 Q2 Q3 Malaysia Germany France Netherlands Spain UK Sources: Selected National Statistical Office (NSO) and Eurostat Malaysia s Annual Trade Performance with EU RM billion Jan - t Export Import Total Trade 211 Jan - t Malaysia s Monthly Export and Import Performance with EU 7, 6,5 6, 5, ,,5, 3,5 3, Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Export Import 2

3 Malaysia s Top Five Export Products to EU , Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Electrical & Electronic Products Palm Oil Chemicals & Chemical Products Crude Rubber Rubber Products Malaysia s Top Five Import Products from EU 2, 1, ,6 1, 1,2 1, Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Electrical & Electronic Products Machinery, Appliances & Parts Transport Equipment Chemicals & Chemical Products Optical & Scientific Equipment Value and Number of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs), 25 tember to 13 ember MJEPA MPCEPA GSP MJEPA MPCEPA GSP 25 1, , , , , , ,31 6 1, , ,67 Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are members of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Belarus, the Russian Federation and Turkey. MJEPA: Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (Implemented since 13 July 26) MPCEPA: Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 28) GSP: Generalised System of Preference 3

4 1, AANZFTA AIFTA ATIGA ACFTA AKFTA AJCEP AANZFTA: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 21) AIFTA: ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 January 21) ACFTA: ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 23) AKFTA: ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 26) AANZFTA AIFTA ATIGA ACFTA AKFTA AJCEP 25 1, ,836 1, , ,953 1, , ,33 1, , ,317 1, ,18 27,69 1, ,283 1, , ,13 1, , ATIGA: ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (Implemented since 1 May 21) AJCEP: ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (Implemented since 1 February 29) MICECA MNZFTA Source: MITI MICECA MNZFTA MICECA: Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Implemented since 1 July 211) MNZFTA: Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (Implemented since 1 August 21) Commodity Prices Trend, August to ember ,2 1, 8 US$/bbl 6 Raw Sugar Scrap Iron 6 US$/MT 2 Iron Ore 2 12 Aug 19 Aug /bbl /MT 1,7 1,68 1,17 1,99 1,77 1,26 1, ,8 1,53 1,3 1,62 Raw Sugar /MT Iron Ore/MT Scrap Iron/ MT Sources: MITI, Malaysia Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF), Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group

5 Weekly Commodity Prices Commodity (US$) % Change i 21* (US$) 29* (US$) 28* (US$) (per bbl) Raw Sugar Iron Ore (Pellet) Scrap Iron HMS 1&2 (8:2 mix) , (High) Unchanged 2. (Low) Unchanged Domestic price for ember 211 : Billets : RM2, - RM2,5 Steel bars : RM2,2 - RM2,35 Note: * Average price in the year except otherwise indicated. All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point. i Refer to % change from the previous week s price. Sources: MITI, Malaysia Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (MISIF), Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group Highest & Lowest Prices 21/211 (US$ per bbl) Current Highest Lowest Highest Lowest 98.8 (18 ember) (29 April) 8.3 (23 tember) 91. (31 December) 68. (21 May) (US$ per MT) 1,61.5 (18 ember) 1,326. (11 February) 982. (1 ober) 1,263. (31 December) 767. (5 February) Compiled by: MITI Dear Readers, COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK The MITI Weekly Bulletin (MWB) Secretariat is seeking your feedback to improve the Bulletin. Kindly click the link below: Click the link below for any comments on articles in this issue. MWB reserves the right to edit and to republish letters as reprints c 5

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