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Article: Malaysia export value increases in 2002
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- February 5, 2003
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Malaysia export value increases in 2002
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's total export value
reached 354.4 billion ringgit (93.26 billion US dollars) in 2002,
increasing 6 percent over the previous year, the Ministry of
International Trade and Industry announced Wednesday.
Among major products that recorded an increase in 2002 were
electrical and electronic products (grew by 4.4 percent), palm oil
(increased by 46.3 percent), crude petroleum (rose by 3.7 percent)
and machinery appliances and parts (rose by 2.4 percent), according
to a press release of the ministry.
It said the ASEAN region remained the largest export market for
Malaysia in 2002, amounting to 92.3 billion ...