Malaysia: Statistics Of International Trade In Services 2015

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1. EMBARGO : Only to be published or disseminated at 1200 hours, Friday, 30 September 2016 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA PRESS RELEASE STATISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES 2015 INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES In 2015, Malaysia’s total international trade in services grew by 1.8 per cent to record RM291.1 billion. This represents 25.2 per cent of GDP at current prices compared to 25.8 per cent in 2014. Exports of services registered RM135.1 billion, a decrease of 1.9 per cent from 2014. Meanwhile, imports of services increased 5.2 per cent to record RM156.0 billion. This led to services trade deficit of RM21.0 billion from RM10.7 billion in 2014. The major services components which contributed to exports and imports in 2015 were transport, travel, telecommunications, computer & information and other business services. On the exports side, the contribution of these four components accounted for 86.1 per cent, while for imports, the share amounted to 79.3 per cent. MAJOR REGIONAL MARKET The major regional market for Malaysia’s services exports in 2015 were ASEAN with a share of 46.1 per cent, followed by Asia (excluding ASEAN) with 22.9 per cent, America (13.5%) and Europe (12.5%). Meanwhile, Malaysia’s major sources of services imports were ASEAN which accounted 36.3 per cent, followed by Asia (excluding ASEAN) with 32.6 per cent, Europe (14.9%) and America (11.5%). Download: Summary tables of statistics of International Trade in Services, 2014-2015 :
2. Released By : THE OFFICE OF CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA 30 September 2016 Contact person: Ho Mei Kei Public Relation Officer Corporate and User Services Division Department of Statistics, Malaysia Tel : +603-8885 7942 Fax : +603-8888 9248 Email :mkho[at]stats.gov.my