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VOLUME 535

MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRYWeekly

B U L L ET I N14 May 2019 | NO. ISSN : 2180-0448


MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

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Manufacturing Sector Performance, March 2019

Note: % refer to Y-o-Y Growth

Malaysia’s Manufacturing sales recorded RM72.4 billion an increase of 5.7% in March 2019

Sales Value March 2019

8.4%Petroleum, Chemical,Rubber & Plastic

8.8%Food, Beverages &

Tobacco

Textile, Wearing Apparel, Leather & Footwear 4.0%

Transports Equipment &Other Manufactures 7.5%

Electrical & ElectronicsProducts 3.7%

Non-Metalic Mineral Products, Basic Metal & Fabricated

Metal Products5.1%

Number of Employees Salaries & WagesSales Value

1,087,760persons1.8%

RM72.4 billion5.7%

RM 4,060.5million5.1%

Manufacturing Top Five Sub-sectors

Source:Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Note: % refers to year-on-year changes


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Labour Force in Malaysia, March 2019The number of labour force rose 2.1% against

March 2018 to 15.56 million persons

Working Age Population (15-64 Years)

Mar 2019: 15.56 millionMar 2018: 15.24 million 2.1%

Labour Force ('000)

Employed ('000) Mar 2019: 15,035.2Mar 2018: 14,732.5

Mar 2019: 521.3Mar 2018: 508.7

Unemployed('000 Person)

Mar 2019:68.5%Mar 2018:68.2%

Labour Force Participation Rate

Mar 2019: 3.4%Mar 2018: 3.3%

UmploymentRate

2.1%

2.5%

0.3%

0.1%Note:

% refers to year-on-year changes




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Labour Force in Malaysia, First Quarter (Q1) 2019Labour force in Malaysia increased

2.2 per cent as compared to the first quarter of 2018 to 15.53 million persons




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Labour Force in Malaysia, First Quarter (Q1) 2019

Composition by Occupation (%)

Profile of employed persons, MalaysiaQ1 2019

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia



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USA Economic Indicators 2017325.7 million P o p u l a t i o n

0.7% annualG r o w t h r a t e

1.7% Employment in Agriculture

18.9% Employment in Industry

79.4% Employment in Services

US$17.3 t r i l l ionGDP at constant prices

2.3% annualG r o w t h r a t e

US$275.2billion

F D I F l o w InwardF D I F l o w Outward

US$342.3 billion

US$7.8 trillion

F D I Stock InwardF D I S t o c k Outward

US$7.8billion

US$516.0 billionCommercialS e r v i c e sI m p o r t s

US$761.7 billionCommercialS e r v i c e sE x p o r t s

US$2.4trillionMerchandiseG o o d sI m p o r t s

US$1.5trillionMerchandiseG o o d sE x p o r t s

Malaysia's Trade with USA 2008 - 2018Source: www.statistics.apec.org

and YOU...

21 Members

82.7

60.8 61.0 57.7 60.8 58.1 64.473.7 80.2

88.7 90.7

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48.8 56

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50.7

52.4

55.3

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138.8

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116.8129.0

135.9

154.0 155.7

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Note: *Provisional Data Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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17 F

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60

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17 F

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ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)


0

100

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800

900

1,000

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300

350

400

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ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)


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ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)




Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

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1,000

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350

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450

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Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)


Note: *Provisional Data Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia



Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries,January 2018 - April 2019

US Dollar

Australian Dollar

Brunei Dollar

Euro

South Korean Won

Pound Sterling

3.9578

3.8862

4.1867

4.1140

3.70

3.75

3.80

3.85

3.90

3.95

4.00

4.05

4.10

4.15

4.20

4.25

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

2018 2019

RM

USD 1 = RM

3.1427

2.8884

2.9258

2.75

2.80

2.85

2.90

2.95

3.00

3.05

3.10

3.15

3.20


2018 2019

RM

AUD 1 = RM

2.9736

2.9452

3.04533.0340

2.88

2.90

2.92

2.94

2.96

2.98

3.00

3.02

3.04

3.06


2018 2019

RM

BND 1 = RM

4.81894.8325

4.6124

4.6233

4.50

4.55

4.60

4.65

4.70

4.75

4.80

4.85


2018 2019

RM

EUR 1 = RM

0.3712 0.3719

0.3601

0.35

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37


2018 2019

RM

KRW 100 = RM

5.45575.4755

5.2686

5.3625

5.15

5.20

5.25

5.30

5.35

5.40

5.45

5.50


2018 2019

RM

GBP 1 = RM

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%*US$350.0

(high)

10 May 2019

%*US$330.0

(low)

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, and Bloomberg.

Commodity Prices

Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated

CRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT) -per bbl-

0.3%*US$70.6

10 May 2019

CRUDE PALM OIL -per MT-

2.0%*US$523.1

10 May 2019

RUBBER SMR 20 -per MT-

1.4%*US$1,502.5

COCOA SMC 2 -per MT-

2.1%* US$1,696.5

COAL -per MT-

%*US$63.0

SUGAR -per lbs-

2.6%*US$11.7

SCRAP IRON HMS -per MT-

5 Oct 2018 : US$84.2

Highest2018/2019

26 Apr 2019 : US$72.2

4 Jan 2019 : US$57.1 28 Dec 2018 : US$52.2

Lowest2018/2019

9 Mar 2018 : US$691.5

Highest2018/2019

22 Feb 2019 : US$567.0

4 Jan 2019 : US$503.8 23 Nov 2018 : US$448.5

Lowest2018/2019

Average Price 2018 i : US$71.5 Average Price 2018 i : US$600.1

Average Price 2018 i : US$1,371.0 Average Price 2018 i : US$1,535.6 Average Price 2018 i : US¢12.3

Average Price 2018 i : US$380.7 (high)Average Price 2018 i : US$359.6 (low)Average Price 2018 i : US$66.9

Domestic Prices10 May 2019

Steel Bars(per MT)

RM2,150– RM2,300

Billets(per MT)

RM2,000 - RM2,100

10 May 2019 10 May 2019 10 May 2019

10 May 2019



Commodity Price Trends

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

1,665.6 1,657.3

1,594.4

1,491.3

1,539.2

1,623.4

1,690.3 1,680.81,669.7

1,609.0

1,732.5

1,696.5

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr 3 May 10 May

US$/

mt

Cocoa

2,2942,299 2,288

2,289

2,306

2,295

2,294

2,273

2,2662,266

2,303

2,372

2,250.0

2,270.0

2,290.0

2,310.0

2,330.0

2,350.0

2,370.0

2,390.0


US$

/mt

Pepper

1,428.0

1,493.5

1,456.5

1,470.0

1,494.0

1,445.0

1,500.0

1,553.0

1,509.0

1,519.5

1,523.5

1,502.5

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,460

1,480

1,500

1,520

1,540

1,560


US$

/mt

Rubber SMR 20

57.355.8 56.1

58.5 59.060.1

63.163.9 64.0

63.361.9 61.6

67.1

65.1 65.767.2 67.0

68.4

70.371.6 72.0 72.2

70.9 70.6

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75


US$

/bbl

Crude Petroleum

Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl

567.0 566.5

549.0

543.0

526.5526.0

518.0520.5

533.5533.0

534.0

523.1

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580


US$

/mt

Crude Palm Oil

13.3

12.6

12.2

12.5 12.612.5

12.8

12.913.0

12.7

12.0

11.7

11.5

11.7

11.9

12.1

12.3

12.5

12.7

12.9

13.1

13.3

13.5


US¢

/lbs

Sugar



16.0

15.315.3

15.3 15.4

15.1 15.1

15.0

15.0

15.1

15.0

14.8

14.5

14.7

14.9

15.1

15.3

15.5

15.7

15.9

16.1


US$

/oz

Silver

42.7

42.2

41.7

41.9

42.2

41.7

41.4

41.6

41.0

41.3 41.1

41.4

40.0

40.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.5

43.0


US

$/g

Gold

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, , Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

2,21

0

2,18

2

2,06

9

2,25

5 2,30

0

2,23

8

2,08

2

2,05

2

2,02

6

2,03

0

1,93

9

1,92

0

1,85

4

1,86

3

1,87

1

1,84

5

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400


2018 2019

US$

/ to

nn

e

Aluminium

7,06

6

7,00

7

6,79

9

6,85

2

6,82

5 6,96

6

6,25

1

6,05

1

6,05

1 6,22

0

6,19

6

6,07

5

5,93

9

6,30

0 6,43

9

6,43

8

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500


2018 2019

US$

/ to

nne

Copper

12,8

65 13

,596

13,3

93

13,9

38

14,3

66 15

,106

13,7

94

13,4

11

12,5

10

12,3

15

11,2

40

10,8

35 11

,523

12,6

85

13,0

26

12,7

73

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000


2018 2019

US$

/ to

nne

Nickel

Commodity Price Trends

76

.34

77

.46

70

.35

65

.75

66

.10

65

.04

64

.56 6

7.1

5

68

.44

73

.41

73

.26

69

.15

76

.16

88

.22

86

.47

93

.70

60.0

65.0

70.0

75.0

80.0

85.0

90.0

95.0

100.0


2018 2019

US

$/d

mtu

Iron Ore

845.9

863.7

817.6

831.8

848.4

854.1

905.4898.5 903.7

903.6

874.8

865.6

790.0

810.0

830.0

850.0

870.0

890.0

910.0


US

$/o

z

Platinum

300.0

330.0

380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0

350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0

290.0

310.0

350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0

330.0 330.0 330.0 330.0 330.0

250

270

290

310

330

350

370

390

410

8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar22 Mar29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr 3 May 10 May

US

$/m

t

Scrap Iron Scrap Iron/MT (High) Scrap Iron/MT(Low)

71.6

70.6

69.1 69.1

65.1

67.1

65.1

63.8 63.8

63.663.0

63.062.0

63.0

64.0

65.0

66.0

67.0

68.0

69.0

70.0

71.0

72.0

73.0

74.0

75.0

76.0

77.0

78.0


US

$/t

Coal



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FloraAll plant life.Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Environment Statistics, DOSM

Forest CoverAll the trees and other woody plants (underbrush) covering the ground in a forest. It includes trees and all shrubs, herbs and shrubs growing thereunder or in openings in the forest or brush fields, litter or fallen leaves, branches, fallen trees and other vegetable material on the forest floor and the rich humus of partially decayed matter at the surface and top layer of the soil.Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Enviroment Statistics, DOSM

Forest PlantationArea planted with trees or forest plants, whether from local or foreign species, the method of culti-vation as wide open no less than 50ha. Forest plantations can include areas that are located within or outside the PRF.Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Environment Statistics, DOSM

Forested LandA land area of more than 0.5 ha. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 metre with a tree canopy cover of more than 10 percent. It does not include land under agricultural or urban land use (stand of trees in agricultural areas, parks, etc.). Forested land is divided into permanent forest reserve (PRF), forest land government (FLG), forest wildlife outside the PRF, others forested reserve and alienated land.Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Environment Statistics, DOSM

Formal EducationFormal education refers to the education system that requires student’s registration, having fixed curriculum, fixed educational centres and was provided by registered agencies. It includes public and private institutions, which cover:-• Pre-schools • Primary and secondary schools• Technical skills and commerce institutions• Colleges/polytechnics, and• UniversitiesSource : Population and Demography Source Detail : Population and Housing Census, Educa-tion and Sosial Characteristics Of The Population, DOSM



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