Malaysia's January exports rebounded to US$18.3b
It's a 3.5% jump.
According to BBVA, Malaysia's exports rebounded in January to US$18.3bn, up 3.5% y/y (consensus: 1.6%) on stronger demand from Asia following a contraction of -5.8% y/y in December. "Imports jumped by 16.0% y/y to US$17.3bn (consensus: 2.6%). Industrial production in January also climbed by 4.6% y/y, from 3.5% the previous month," BBVA said.