KUALA LUMPUR (March 3): Malaysia’s exports growth accelerated to a 15-month high of 13.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in January. However, the faster growth pace has failed to convince economists that the pace would be sustainable. Export growth was mainly the result of favourable base effects, said the two economist in a report today. “Another positive sign is that both export prices and volumes have gained momentum,” Goh said in a note today. “The trade surplus narrowed substantially to RM4.7 billion in January from RM8.7 billion in December, well below consensus expectations of RM8.4 billion.

Source: The Edge Markets March 03, 2017 12:45 UTC