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MALAYSIA

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

1Age between 15 to 64 years2Labour force participation rate is defined as the ratio of labour force to the working age population, expressed as percentage.3All persons not classified as employed or unemployed such as housewives, students (including those going for further studies), retired, disabled persons and those not interested in looking for job.

Notes :

Working Age Population1

2016 21.7 million 2015 21.4 million

Labour Force

Outside Labour Force3

Labour Market, 2016

2016 14.7million 2015 14.5 million

2016 7.0 million 2015 6.9 million

67.7%Labour Force Participation Rate2 (%)

4 Unemployment rate is the proportion of unemployed population to the total population in labour force.

1.0%

1.4%

EmployedUnemployed

3.0

3.5 3.5

3.6

3.5 3.5

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.4

2.8

3.2

3.6

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

%

Unemployment4 Rate, 2000 - 2016

201614.7

million

201614.2 million

201514.1 million

0.7%

20160.50 million

20150.45 million

11.1%

Notes : % : Y-o-Y Growth

Labour Force




Labour Force Participation Rate (LFR) by Sex 2016

LFR by Sex and Age Group , 2016

67.7%2016

67.9%2015

80.2%2016

80.6%2015 54.3%

201654.1%2015



International Report

Total trade : S$72.6 billion, 14.6% Exports : S$39.5 billion, 22.1% Imports : S$33.1 billion, 6.8%

Singapore's Global Trade, February 2017

Major Top 10 Trading Partners

83.6 90.2 87.9 97.077.0 85.3 88.2 95.6 100.3 108.7 108.4 114.4

11.050.6

55.8

57.6

57.1

49.4 60

.3 73.7 80.5

80.3 85.9

82.2

72.4

7.0

134.2

186.9

0

50

100

150

200

250

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Jan2017

RM billion

EXPORTS IMPORTS TOTAL TRADE


Malaysia’s Trade with Singapore, 2005- Jan 2017

-

Note: % - Month-on-Month Growth

Source:http://www.singstat.gov.sg/* value in S$ thousand



International Report

10

1 6

7

8

9

10

4

5

3

2

Best Places to Retire in 2017

Mexico Score: 90.9

MalaysiaScore: 87.0

Panama Score: 90.8

SpainScore: 84.8

Ecuador Score: 90.7

NicaraguaScore: 83.6

Costa RicaScore: 87.9

Portugal Score: 83.1

MaltaScore:

Colombia Score: 87.7

Note:The ranking comes from I International Living’s Annual Global Retirement Index, sizing up 24 countries in 10 categories Source:https://internationalliving.com



Note: * Provisional data

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

-

50

100

150

200

250

300

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)

Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates

Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway.

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

-

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000Ja

n

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)


-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

-

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,000

9,000

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)


-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)


-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)


-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)


-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

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


Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia



Note: * Provisional data

Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership (MJEPA)


-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

-

50

100

150

200

250

300

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership (MPCEPA)


-

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

-

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)


-

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

-

20

40

60

80

100

120

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-China Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)


-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

-

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)


-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

-

50

100

150

200

250

300

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)


-

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

4,000

Jan

Feb

Mar

Ap

r

May Ju

n Jul

Aug Se

p

Oct

No

v

De

c

Jan

Feb

2016 2017

No. o

f Cer

tific

ate

of O

rigin

RM m

il.

Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)


Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia



Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries,January 2016 - February 2017

US Dollar

Canadian Dollar

New Zealand Dollar

Swiss Franc

Saudi Riyal

Myanmar Kyat

4.3481

4.4460

3.60

3.70

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50

4.60

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

2016 2017

RM

USD 1 = RM

3.06

3.40

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30

3.40

3.50


2016 2017

RM

CAD 1 = RM

2.84

3.21

2.40

2.50

2.60

2.70

2.80

2.90

3.00

3.10

3.20

3.30


2016 2017

RM

NZD 1 = RM

4.32

4.44

3.80

3.90

4.00

4.10

4.20

4.30

4.40

4.50


2016 2017RM

CHF 1 = RM

115.89

118.55

95.00

100.00

105.00

110.00

115.00

120.00

125.00


2016 2017

RM

SAR 100 = RM

0.337

0.326

0.315

0.320

0.325

0.330

0.335

0.340

0.345

0.350


2016 2017

RM

MMK 100 = RM

Source : Bank Negara, Malaysia



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

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-

24 Mar 2017 : US$50.8, 1.9%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US$45.3 2015: US$53.6

CRUDE PALM OIL-per MT-

24 Mar 2017 : US$746.0, 0.9%*Average Pricei : 2016: US$702.2 2015: US$616.9

RUBBER SMR 20-per MT-

24 Mar 2017 : US$1,902.0, 6.5%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US$1.394.5 2015: US$1.364.3

COAL -per MT-24 Mar 2017 : US$44.1, unchangedAverage Pricei : 2016: US$45.6 2015: US$49.9

COCOA SMC 2-per MT-

24 Mar 2017 : US$1,568.8, 6.4%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US$1,609.8 2015: US$2,077.0

SCRAP IRON HMS-per MT-

24 Mar 2017 : US$330.0 (high), unchanged US$310.0 (low), unchangedAverage Pricei : 2016: US$243.2 2015: US$239.6

HIGHEST and LOWEST 2016/2017

Highest 6 Jan 2017 : US$57.1 30 Dec 2016 : US$56.8

Lowest

24 Mar 2017 : US$50.8

15 Jan 2016 : US$28.9

Crude Petroleum

(Brent)-per bbl-

Highest 20 Jan 2017 : US$843.0 30 Dec 2016 : US$797.5

Lowest

15 Jan 2016 : US$545.5 17 Mar 2017 : US$739.0

Crude Palm Oil -per MT-

Domestic Prices24 March 2017

Steel Bars(per MT)

RM2,120 – RM2,270

Billets(per MT)

RM2,000 – RM2,050

SUGAR -per lbs-24 Mar 2017 : US¢ 17.7, 2.5%*

Average Pricei : 2016: US¢18.2 2015: US¢13.2



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.

798.8

812.5

843.0835.0

810.0 807.0 807.0

779.5

740.5746.0

739.0746.0

680

700

720

740

760

780

800

820

840

860

6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar 17 Mar 24 Mar

US$

/mt

Crude Palm Oil

1,566.0

1,609.81,596.3

1,506.6

1,715.8

1,485.71,473.4

1,502.9

1,473.2

1,380.3 1,385.3

1,474.6

1,568.8

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

30 Dec 6 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 27 Jan 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 3 Mar 10 Mar17 Mar24 Mar

US$

/mt

Cocoa

20.820.5

20.220.3

21.1

20.420.3

19.8

19.5

18.018.2

17.7

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0


US¢

/lbs

Sugar

1,995.0

2,228.5

2,166.0

2,303.0

2,221.02,193.0 2,183.0

2,059.5

2,108.5

2,010.02,033.5

1,902.0

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400


US$

/mt

Rubber SMR 20

6,900 7,088 7,113

7,281

6,917 6,851 6,730

6,337

6,085 5,965

4,516

3,984

4,366

4,605

4,165

3,000

3,500

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,500

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

2016 2017

USD

/ to

nne

Black Pepper

* until 24 March 2017



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.


44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1

43.5

43.6

43.7

43.8

43.9

44.0

44.1

44.2


US$

/mt

Coal

1,481

1,531 1,531

1,571 1,551

1,591

1,629 1,641

1,589

1,663

1,737 1,728

1,790

1,861

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,850

1,900


2016 2017

US$

/ to

nne

Aluminium

4,472 4,599

4,954 4,873

4,695 4,633

4,865 4,759 4,716 4,726

5,451

5,660 5,743

5,941

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,500


2016 2017

US$

/ to

nne

Copper

8,507 8,299

8,717 8,879

8,660

8,906

10,263

10,366

10,176 10,251

11,129 10,972

9,975

10,643

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,500

10,000

10,500

11,000

11,500


2016 2017

US$

/ to

nne

Nickel

54.0

52.4 52.453.2

53.8 53.953.4

54.053.3

48.5 48.848.0

57.1

55.5 55.5 55.5

56.8 56.7

55.8 56.0 55.9

51.451.8

50.8

40

42

44

46

48

50

52

54

56

58


US$

/bbl

Crude Petroleum

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




Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank.

961.0

973.0

965.0 967.0

994.0 995.0

1,012.0

1,029.0

989.0

944.0

954.0

967.0

900.0

920.0

940.0

960.0

980.0

1,000.0

1,020.0

1,040.0


US$

/oz

Platinum

300.0

320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0 320.0

310.0 310.0

320.0

330.0 330.0

290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0 290.0

310.0 310.0 310.0

260

270

280

290

300

310

320

330

340

19 Dec 23 Dec 6 Jan 16 Jan 3 Feb 13 Feb 17 Feb 26 Feb 3 Mar 13 Mar 17 Mar 24 Mar

US$

/mt

Scrap Iron

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

42.0

47.0

56.0

61.0

55.052.0

57.0

61.058.0 59.0

73.0

80.0 80.0

89.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0


2016 2017

US$

/dm

tu

Iron Ore

16.4

16.7

17.0

16.8

17.5

17.7

18.0

18.4

17.8

17.1

17.3

17.6

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

19.0


US$

/oz

Silver

37.8

38.3

38.6

38.1

39.1

39.5

39.9

40.3

39.4

38.7

39.5

40.1

36.5

37.0

37.5

38.0

38.5

39.0

39.5

40.0

40.5


US$

/oz

Gold



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