Imports:
The composition of imports by end-use for the three major categories of imports was as follows:
• intermediate goods - RM90.6 billion (72.5% of total imports); the main component being parts and accessories of capital goods (excluding transport equipment) amounting to RM41.5 billion or 45.8% of intermediate goods,
• capital goods - RM16.2 billion (13.0% of total imports), and
• consumption goods - RM7.4 billion (5.9% of total imports).
Comparatively, the above items recorded the following increases in value over the same period in 2007 as shown below:
• intermediate goods - +RM7.3 billion (+8.7%),
• capital goods - +RM1.3 billion (+8.5%), and
• consumption goods - +RM0.4 billion (+6.0%).
Direction Of Trade:
Malaysia's top five trading partners were the Republic of Singapore, the European Union, the United States of America, Japan and the People's Republic of China. These countries contributed 59.0% to Malaysia's total trade during January - March 2008.
Department of Statistics Malaysia
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