Headline Monthly Trade in Goods
Data as of Mar 2026Monthly exports, imports, total trade, and trade balance statistics for Malaysia.
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How is this data produced?
This dataset presents headline monthly trade data for Malaysia, comprising total exports, domestic exports, re-exports, total imports, retained imports, total trade, and trade balance. Users should note that this data only covers the trade in goods; data on trade in services is published on a quarterly frequency as part of the balance of payments publication. For a full description of the methodology, please refer to the Technical Notes.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
Data for the most recent two months is provisional and subject to revision in future updates.
Publication(s) using this data
External Trade, Mar 2026, the latest edition of the monthly trade statistics published by DOSM. OpenDOSM also features a dashboard on trade.
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Dataset description
Monthly exports, imports, total trade, and trade balance statistics for Malaysia.
Variable definitions
- Series Type
- Date
- Exports
- Domestic Exports
- Re-exports
- Imports
- Retained Imports
- Total Trade
- Trade Balance
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
series (Categorical) | Series Type | Either absolute values ('abs'), year-on-year growth ('growth_yoy') or month-on-month growth ('growth_mom') |
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with DD set to 01 since the data is at monthly frequency |
exports (Float, RM) | Exports | Gross exports. |
exports_domestic (Float, RM) | Domestic Exports | Domestic exports, i.e. exports less re-exports. |
re_exports (Float, RM) | Re-exports | Re-exports, i.e. goods imported and subsequently exported without substantial transformation. |
imports (Float, RM) | Imports | Gross imports. |
imports_retained (Float, RM) | Retained Imports | Retained imports, i.e. imports less re-exports. |
total (Float, RM) | Total Trade | Total trade, i.e. exports plus imports. |
balance (Float, RM) | Trade Balance | Trade balance, i.e. exports less imports. |
Last updated:
28 Apr 2026, 12:30
Next update:
26 May 2026, 12:30
Data source(s)
- Department of Statistics Malaysia
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License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.dosm.gov.my/trade/trade_headline.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=trade_headline&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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