In May, Malaysia's import and export trade maintained positive growth, the total import and export amounted to RM246.3 billion, year-on-year (the same below) growth of 10.3%, hitting a new high in nearly 20 months. Among them, imports of RM 118.1 billion, an increase of 13.8%, China, Singapore, the United States is Malaysia's top three sources of imports, imports of electronic and electrical appliances, petroleum products, machinery and equipment and parts and components; exports of RM 128.2 billion, an increase of 7.3%, exports of the top three markets for Singapore, the United States and China, exports of electronic and electrical appliances, petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products, etc. The main export products are electronic and electrical appliances, petroleum products, chemical and chemical products, etc.

January to May this year, Malaysia's total imports and exports of RM115.84 billion, an increase of 8.7%, of which RM553.2 billion imports, an increase of 13.7%; exports of RM605.2 billion, an increase of 4.5%. As a result of strong imports, the foreign trade surplus fell sharply by 43.9% to RM52 billion. The main sources of imports are China (RM 118.6 billion), Singapore (RM 68.5 billion), the United States (RM 44.4 billion), accounting for 21.4%, 12.4% and 8% of total imports for the same period. Import of major products for the electrical and electronic appliances RM 169.1 billion, RM 59.8 billion of petroleum products, machinery, equipment and parts and components RM 44.2 billion, accounting for 36.7% of total imports, 13% and 9.6%; exports of the main market for Singapore (RM 92.8 billion), China (RM 74.3 billion) and the United States (RM 71.3 billion), accounting for total exports of 15.3%, 12.3% and 11.8%, the main export products are electrical and electronic appliances RM228.4 billion, petroleum products RM57.0 billion, chemicals and chemical products RM30.3 billion, accounting for 38%, 9.4% and 5% of the total exports respectively.