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WHY MALAYSIA
Economy in Brief
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2011 |
2012 |
| Population |
29.0 million |
29.34 million |
| GDP |
RM881.1 billion |
RM936.2 billion |
| GDP Growth |
5.2% |
6.5% |
| Per capita income |
RM29,661 |
RM30,956 |
| Inflation rate (CPI) |
3.2% |
1.9% |
| Labour force |
12.6 million |
12.9 million |
| Unemployment |
3.0% |
3.1% |
| Total export (f.o.b.) |
RM696.1 billion |
RM713.1 billion |
| Total import (c.i.f.) |
RM548.5 billion |
RM584.3 billion |
| Major exports |
• Electrical and electronic products
• Palm oil and palm oil-based products
• Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
• Crude petroleum
• Chemicals and chemical products
• Refined petroleum products |
| Major imports |
• Electrical and electronic products
• Machinery, appliances and parts
• Chemicals and chemical products
• Manufactures of metal
• Transport equipment |
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e - estimates f - forecast
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Sources: Malaysian Economy in Figures 2010 (Economic Planning Unit), Social Statistics Bulletin Malaysia 2009 (Department of Statistics)
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