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1 MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446 VOLUME 532 MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY Weekly BULLETIN 23 April 2019 | NO. ISSN : 2180-0448 Labour Force in Malaysia, February 2019 Malaysia Statistics The number of labour force rose 2.1% in February 2019 Working Age Population (15-64 Years) Note: Percentage refers to y-o-y percentage change Labour Force ('000) Feb 2019: 15,543.2 Feb 2018: 15,230.0 2.1% Employed ('000) Feb 2019: 15,026.8 Feb 2018: 14,721.5 2.1% Unemployed ('000) Feb 2019: 516.4 Feb 2018: 508.5 1.6% Outside Labour Force ('000) Feb 2019: 7,145.0 Feb 2018: 7,112.3 0.5% Labour Force Participation Rate Feb 2019: 68.5% Feb 2018: 68.2% 68.2 68.2 68.2 68.2 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.4 68.5 68.5 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.5 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2018 2019 Labour Force Participation Rate, Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 2018 2019 Unemployment Rate, Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 Unemployment Rate Feb 2019: 3.3% Feb 2018: 3.3% Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia %
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Page 1: Weekly BULLETIN Weekly... · 2019. 4. 23. · Weekly BULLETIN 23 April 2019 | NO. ISSN : 2180-0448 ... Labour Force Participation Rate, Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4

1MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446

VOLUME 532

MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRYWeekly

B U L L ET I N23 April 2019 | NO. ISSN : 2180-0448

Labour Force in Malaysia, February 2019

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The number of labour force rose 2.1% in February 2019

Working Age Population (15-64 Years)

Performance of Sales in Manufacturing Sector

Note: Percentage refers to y-o-y percentage change

Labour Force ('000)Feb 2019: 15,543.2Feb 2018: 15,230.0

2.1%

Employed ('000)Feb 2019: 15,026.8Feb 2018: 14,721.5

2.1%

Unemployed ('000)Feb 2019: 516.4Feb 2018: 508.5

1.6%

OutsideLabour Force ('000)

Feb 2019: 7,145.0Feb 2018: 7,112.3

0.5%

Labour Force Participation RateFeb 2019: 68.5%Feb 2018: 68.2%

68.2 68.2 68.2 68.2

68.468.5

68.6

68.468.5 68.5

68.468.5

68.668.5

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

2018 2019

Labour Force Participation Rate, Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

3.4

3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

3.4 3.4 3.4

3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

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

2018 2019

Unemployment Rate, Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

Unemployment RateFeb 2019: 3.3%Feb 2018: 3.3%

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

%

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Supply & Use Table (SUT) 2015

Components of Supply & Use Table (SUT) 2015

What is Supply & Use Table (SUT) 2015

• SUTs describe how products (goods and services) are brought into an economy (either as a result of domestic production or imports from other countries) and recorded in the Supply Table, and how those same products are used (as intermediate consumption, household final consumption, non-profit institutions serving households, general final consumption, gross capital formation and exports)and recorded in the Use Table.

Commodity flows of Supply & Use for Fishing and Agriculture Products

Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia

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Singapore Economic Indicators 2017

5.6 million P o p u l a t i o n

0.1% annualG r o w t h r a t e

0.1% Employment in Agriculture

16.3% Employment in Industry

83.6% Employment in Services

US$310.0 bi l l ionGDP at constant prices

3.6% annualG r o w t h r a t e

US$62.0billion

F D I F l o w Inward

F D I F l o w Outward

US$24.7 billion

US$1.3trillion

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

US$841.4billion

US$170.6billionCommercialS e r v i c e sI m p o r t s

US$164.4billionCommercialS e r v i c e sE x p o r t s

US$327.7billionMerchandiseG o o d sI m p o r t s

US$373.2billionMerchandiseG o o d sE x p o r t s

Malaysia's trade with Singapore, 2008 - 2018

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Source: www.statistics.apec.org

and YOU...

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97.077.0 85.3 88.2 95.6 100.3 108.7 108.4 114.4

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Exports Imports Total Trade

RM billion

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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

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ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)

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500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

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600

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ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

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1,000

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ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

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ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

27 J

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17 F

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24 F

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RM m

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ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

27 J

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24 F

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31 M

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

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

0

200

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600

800

1,000

1,200

0

100

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800

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Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (MJEPA)

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120

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180

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Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (MPCEPA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

0.00

0.20

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Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

27 J

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Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

27 J

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Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

27 J

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Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

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Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

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

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Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

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

US Dollar

Canadian Dollar

New Zealand Dollar

Swiss Franc

Saudi Riyal

Myanmar Kyat

3.9578

3.8862

4.1867

4.0746

4.0790

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

2018 2019

RM

USD 1 = RM

3.1806

3.0211

3.1987

3.0536

2.90

2.95

3.00

3.05

3.10

3.15

3.20

3.25

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

2018 2019

RM

CAD 1 = RM

2.8676

2.7162

2.7863

2.70

2.72

2.74

2.76

2.78

2.80

2.82

2.84

2.86

2.88

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

2018 2019

RM

NZD 1 = RM

4.1069

3.9775

4.2802

4.0770

3.80

3.85

3.90

3.95

4.00

4.05

4.10

4.15

4.20

4.25

4.30

4.35

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

2018 2019RM

CHF 1 = RM

105.5322

103.6265

111.5994

108.7652

98.0

100.0

102.0

104.0

106.0

108.0

110.0

112.0

114.0

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

2018 2019

RM

SAR 100 = RM

0.2940 0.2948

0.2628

0.2684

0.250

0.255

0.260

0.265

0.270

0.275

0.280

0.285

0.290

0.295

0.300

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

2018 2019

RM

MMK 100 = RM

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Commodity Prices

%*US$350.0

(high)

19 Apr 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.

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-

0.6%*US$72.0

18 Apr 2019

CRUDE PALM OIL -per MT-

2.5%*US$533.5

19 Apr 2019

RUBBER SMR 20 -per MT-

2.8%*US$1,503.0

COCOA SMC 2 -per MT-

0.7%* US$1,669.7

COAL -per MT-

%*US$63.8

SUGAR -per lbs-

0.5%*US¢13.0

SCRAP IRON HMS -per MT-

5 Oct 2018 : US$84.2

Highest2018/2019

18 Apr 2019 : US$72.0

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 Prices19 April 2019

Steel Bars(per MT)

RM2,150– RM2,300

Billets(per MT)

RM2,000 - RM2,100

19 Apr 2019 19 Apr 2019 18 Apr 2019

18 Apr 2019

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Commodity Prices 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.

1,473.5

1,479.4

1,599.1

1,665.61,657.3

1,594.4

1,491.3

1,539.2

1,623.4

1,690.3

1,680.81,669.7

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

31 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr

US$/

mt

Cocoa

2,290

2,300

2,295

2,294

2,299

2,288

2,289

2,306

2,2952,294

2,273

2,266

2,260.0

2,265.0

2,270.0

2,275.0

2,280.0

2,285.0

2,290.0

2,295.0

2,300.0

2,305.0

2,310.0

31 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr

US$

/mt

Pepper

1,335.5

1,319.0

1,353.0

1,428.0

1,493.5

1,452.0

1,475.0

1,491.5

1,445.0

1,499.0

1,547.0

1,503.0

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

31 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr

US$

/mt

Rubber SMR 20

55.3

52.7

55.657.3

55.8 56.1

58.5 59.060.1

63.163.9 64.0

62.8 62.1

66.367.1

65.1 65.767.2 67.0

68.4

70.371.6 72.0

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr

US$

/bbl

Crude Petroleum

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

529.0

542.0

551.5

567.0 566.5

549.0

543.0

526.5

526.0

518.0

520.5

533.5

500

510

520

530

540

550

560

570

580

31 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr

US$

/mt

Crude Palm Oil

12.6

12.7

13.0

13.3

12.6

12.2

12.5

12.6

12.5

12.8

12.9

13.0

12.1

12.3

12.5

12.7

12.9

13.1

13.3

13.5

1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr

US¢

/lbs

Sugar

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15.9

15.8

15.7

16.0

15.3

15.3 15.3

15.4

15.1

15.1

15.0

15.0

14.5

14.7

14.9

15.1

15.3

15.5

15.7

15.9

16.1

1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr

US$

/oz

Silver

42.5

42.1 42.3

42.7

42.2

41.7

41.9

42.2

41.7

41.4

41.6

41.0

40.0

40.5

41.0

41.5

42.0

42.5

43.0

31 Jan 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr

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

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

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

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

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

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

7,000

8,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

12,000

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,000

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

2018 2019

US$

/ to

nn

e

Nickel

76

.34

77

.46

70

.35

65

.75

66

.10

65

.04

64

.56

67

.15

68

.44

73

.41

73

.26

69

.15

76

.16

88

.22

86

.47

60.0

65.0

70.0

75.0

80.0

85.0

90.0

95.0

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

2018 2019

US$

/dm

tu

Iron Ore

826.7

802.5

806.9

845.9

863.7

817.6

831.8

848.4854.1

905.4

898.5

903.7

790.0

810.0

830.0

850.0

870.0

890.0

910.0

1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr

US

$/o

z

Platinum

330.0

300.0 300.0 300.0

330.0

380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0 380.0

350.0 350.0

310.0

290.0 290.0 290.0

310.0

350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 350.0

330.0 330.0

250

270

290

310

330

350

370

390

410

18 Jan 25 Jan 1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar22 Mar29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr

US

$/m

t

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

76.3

75.1

73.8

71.6

70.6

69.1 69.1

65.1

67.1

65.1 63.8

63.8

62.0

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

1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Feb 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 18 Apr

US

$/t

Coal

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“The adoption of the best practices of business excellence will improve Malaysia’s global competitiveness. Thus, receiving an AKI Award is indeed an honour worthy for any organisations that takes pride in its development and achievement”. YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

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Exports and Imports Volume IndicesChanges in volume of external merchandise trade are derived from changes in external merchandise trade value with the effect of price changes that has been discounted.Table 2A, 2B and 2C provides a summary of the export volume indices and Table 4A, 4B and 4C, of the import volume indices. Trends in the quantity componet are illustrated by this index, which expresses the relationship between the value of a given set of unit values for the current period and the value for the base period.Source : External Sector Source Detail : External Trade Index, DOSM

Exports of GoodsExports of goods consist of exports of the following items from residents to non- residents, generally with a change of ownership being involved: general merchandise, goods for processing, repairs on goods, goods procured in foreign ports by domestic carriers and non-monetary gold.Source : National Accounts Source Detail : Gross Domestics Product (GDP), DOSM

Exports of ServicesExports of services consist of the following services provided by residents to non-residents: transportation; travel; communications; construction; insurance; financial; computer and information; royalties and licence fees; other business services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; and government services n.i.e.Source : National Accounts Source Detail : Gross Domestics Product (GDP), DOSM

Extinct SpeciesSpecies not definitely located in the wild during the past 50 years. Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Enviroment Statistics, DOSM

F.O.B PriceThe f.o.b. price (free on board price) is the c.i.f. price less the costs of transportation, together with insurance charges, between the customs frontier of the exporting (importing) country and that of the importing (exporting) country.Source : National Accounts Source Detail : Gross Domestics Product (GDP), DOSM

FaunaAll animal life.Source : Environment Source Detail : Compendium of Environment Statistics, DOSM

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