KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s April exports are expected to have risen sharply, helped by gains in the nation’s key commodities, a Reuters poll showed. The median forecast of 10 economists was for exports in April to have jumped 22.3 percent from a year earlier.
Individual estimates ranged between 18.2 percent to 28 percent. In March, exports grew a slightly faster 24.1 percent. [nL4N1I710M] Imports in April were seen growing 32.6 percent year-on-year, down from 39.4 percent growth in March. Malaysia’s trade surplus in April was forecast to widen slightly to 6.7 billion ringgit ($1.57 billion) from March’s 5.4 billion ringgit.