November 04, 2009

Malaysia: Slumpy September

Looks like the economic pain will last a little bit longer.

The Ministry of International Trade has just announced that Malaysia's exports, the mainstay of the economy, slumped 24.2 percent in September from a year ago.

It said in a statement that exports fell to RM47.24 billion (US$13.8 billion) year-on-year while imports fell 20.2 percent to RM37.97 billion, producing a trade surplus of RM9.27 billion.

So, aren't we over-dependent on the export model?

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