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MITI DAY 2016The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) together with its agencies (MIDA, MATRADE, SME CORP, MPC, MIDF, SME BANK, HDC, MAI & MSI) held “MITI Day 2016” on October 17, 2016 (Monday) from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm at the MITI Tower, Kuala Lumpur. The programme was officiated by YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, MITI Minister.
MITI Day 2016 was held mainly to promote the roles and functions of MITI and its agencies to the general public. This inaugural event is expected to bring MITI and Agencies closer to all our stakeholders by highlighting to the general public the relevance and impact of our services. Among the roles of MITI and Agencies:
• To plan, formulate and implement policies on industrial development, international trade and investment.
• To encourage foreign and domestic investment.• To enhance national productivity and
competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.
The Programme for MITI Day 2016 includes:
• MITI & Agencies Showcase feature exhibition booths of each MITI agency. Visitors had opportunities to get to know the success stories of our various stakeholders and interact with the Ministry and Agency representatives for further information on the services provided. The E-Commerce Coordinating Office, the National Aerospace Industry Coordinating Office (NAICO), the Securities Commission (SC) and the Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Centre (SIDREC) will also be there as part of the InvestSmart@MITI programme.
• The MITI Day Job Fair organised by MIDA aim to match employers with potential employees from final year undergraduates and other jobseekers. This programme brought together a pool of talent with various skills and education background for employment consideration by enterprises and GLCs across the sectors of industry. 60 companies and agencies exhibitors comprising companies from the manufacturing & services sector and GLCs took part about offered 5,000 job vacancies.
• CSR@MITI Showcase serves to promote the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of MITI and Agencies, especially highlighting the extra mile efforts undertaken by MITI and Agencies for the betterment of all members of our society and also in preserving our environment. The ‘Sharing is Caring’ programmes involving MITI’s Differently-abled officers, Disable-friendly Software Demonstration – Jaws and Demonstration on how to use a Braille machine – including distribution of custom-made 2 Braille bookmarks for visitors and Henna art were also showcased by the National Society for the Deaf Malaysia.
• The MITI Motor Show organized by MAI aims to expose visitors to Malaysia’s vision to become the regional hub for energy efficient vehicles. Apart from introducing the concept of energy efficient vehicles to visitors, the show also showcased the latest technologies in the field. 5 major car manufacturers participated in the event including Proton, Perodua, Honda, Mazda and Kia/Hyundai. Meanwhile the Car Care programme, a consumer education programme on the benefits of car maintenance and care. Consultation on car maintenance was enabled for visitors.
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• Pocket Talks organized by MITI & HDC, an informal information sharing and question and answer session titled Opportunities for Food Truckers, Global Halal Support Centre & Its Services to Elevate SMEs Business Visibility and Trade Remedy Measures.
• InvestSmart@MITI which raises awareness of sound practices when investing in the stock market was in line with InvestSmart® principle of reaching out to all investor segments, including existing and sophisticated investors. Investors and entrepreneurs attended the event also had the opportunities to learn more about equity crowd funding (ECF), an alternative fund-raising framework developed by SC suited for SMEs and innovative businesses.
• MITI Tea Talks, a panel discussion jointly organised by MATRADE and MIDF focusing on two topics mainly Enhancing Malaysian Entrepreneur Businesses in ASEAN and eCommerce Potential for Exports in ASEAN. The aim was to expose visitors to the potential business expansion that the ASEAN region holds, export opportunities available through e-commerce in the ASEAN region, the role that MITI and Agencies assume in empowering local entrepreneurs to go ASEAN and to go global and the benefits of globalisation to Malaysia.
MITI Day 2016 was open to all customers of MITI and the public. These included businessmen, government officials, officers of foreign embassies, university students who will complete their studies, new graduates, members of the Association / Chamber of commerce, Members of Parliament andMembers of State Assembly, Bumiputera investors, former MITI (alumni MITI), friends of MITI andother stakeholders.
There were some interesting side programmes in conjunction with MITI Day 2016 such as Food Truck, Lucky Draw with attractive prizes to be won such as Perodua Bezza and Motorcycles Modenas, Special Appearance by Celebrities and exhibition of SME products and e-Commerce.
Free shuttle service was provided from KL Sentral to MITI for visitors wishing to use public transportation. Parking was also available at both MITI Tower and MATRADE (next to MITI Tower) for other visitors. MITI Day 2016 is expected to nurture better understanding on the roles and functions of MITI and Agencies by the general public and to closer the gap between Government agencies and the people in line with the Government’s people-centric theme.
Ministry of International Trade and Industry17 October 2016
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Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.
Trade in Services 2015
Exports and Imports by Components, 2015
Travel 68.5 -7.4 41.3 1.3
Transport 15.7 0.3 40.9 -1.7
Technical, trade-related and other business services 14.7 -13.1 22.2 5.9
Telecommunications, computer and information services 10.4 14.9 12.5 22.1
Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others 8.4 5.6 0.2 31.5
Professional and management consulting services 5.6 12.3 5.9 12.0
Construction 4.0 43.9 10.6 22.0
Personal, cultural and recreational services 1.5 62.7 3.4 8.1
Insurance and pension services 1.5 -3.2 9.2 1.9
Maintenance and repair services n.i.e. 1.4 16.3 1.2 23.9
Research and development services 1.4 31.4 1.1 31.7
Financial services 1.3 18.4 1.7 25.2
Government goods and services n.i.e 0.4 32.8 1.0 55.2
Charges for the use of intellectual property n.i.e. 0.4 46.6 4.9 4.5
Total 135.1 -1.9 156.0 5.2
ExportsRM bil.
ImportsRM bil.Growth
(y-o-y)% %
Growth(y-o-y)
Components
Trade in Services 2015
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Trade in Services, 2010 - 2015
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.
111.5 118.9 125.3 132.7 137.6 135.1
104.9117.4
133.9 142.3 148.3 156.0
6.6 1.5 -8.5 -9.6 -10.7 -21.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
RM billion
Exports Imports Net
Percentage Share of Exports and Imports by Region, 2015
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Major Export Destinations by Components, 2014 and 2015
Major Import Sources by Components, 2014 and 2015
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015Singapore USA Indonesia China UK
Other services 2.0 2.7 0.0 8.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.7Other business services 4.2 4.1 8.1 5.2 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 2.0 2.0Telecom-munications, computer and
information services 2.9 3.1 4.3 1.7 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.2
Travel 32.8 29.3 1.4 0.8 7.2 7.0 4.8 5.4 1.8 1.7Transport 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.8
05
101520253035404550
RM billion
43.541.0
14.717.4
6.46.57.5 8.08.9 9.2
2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015Singapore USA China Japan UK
Other services 3.9 4.1 3.5 4.3 1.9 2.0 4.8 5.9 2.1 2.4Other business services 5.8 5.5 4.2 5.4 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.6Telecom-munications, computer and
information services 3.2 4.3 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.7
Travel 15.6 15.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.2Transport 6.6 6.3 3.1 3.1 5.8 6.5 2.7 2.7 1.2 1.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
RM billion
35.0 35.5
13.916.0
9.07.99.511.010.4
12.1
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.
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Philippines Economic Indicators 2015
Sources: ASEAN Statistics, IMF, WTO and Wikipedia
1.5 %
292.0GDP (current prices)
US$ billionPopulation
101.6 millionpeople
Inflation Rate
58.6Exports US$ billion
Land Area
300,000km2
Unemployment Rate
6.3 %
Rank: 45
Imports
Rank: 39 70.3US$ billion
5.8GDP Growth%
Rank: 40
128.9 US$ billion
Total Trade
5.7US$ billion
FDI Inflow
2.0 2.22.5
2.9
2.0
3.13.6 3.4
3.0
3.73.43.2
2.9 2.8
2.1
1.1
3.5
1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7
5.2 5.15.4
5.0
3.1
6.6
5.1 4.94.5
5.35.0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
US$ billion
Exports Imports Total Trade
Malaysia’s Trade with Philippines, 2005 - 2015
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.
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InternatIonal report
Source: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2016-2017/05FullReport/TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2016-2017_FINAL.pdf
World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report
2016-2017 Rankings
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Switzerland Singapore USA Netherlands Germany
Sweden UK Japan Hong Kong Finland
Score5.81
Score5.72
Score5.70
Score5.57
Score5.57
Score5.53
Score5.49
Score5.48
Score5.48
Score5.44
25 34 41 57
58 60 89 93
Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Philippines
Brunei Viet Nam Cambodia Lao PDR
Score5.81
Score5.81
Score5.81
Score5.81
Score5.81
Score5.81
Score5.81
Score5.81
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DID You Know
http://www.mymrt.com.my/en/sbk/homeSource:
MRTDECEMBER 2016
EXPECTED TO COMPLETE BY31519.5
STATIONS
KILOMETER
KILOMETER
UNDERGROUND PASSAGE
SUNGAI BULOH
KAMPUNGSELAMAT
KWASA DAMANSARA
KWASASENTRAL
KOTA DAMANSARA
SURIAN
MUTIARADAMANSARA
BANDAR UTAMA
TMN TUNDR ISMAIL
PHILEO DAMANSARA
PUSAT BANDARDAMANSARA
SEMANTAN
MUZIUMNEGARA
PASARSENI
MERDEKA
BUKIT BINTANG
TUN RAZAKEXCHANGE
COCHRANE
MALURI
TAMAN PERTAMA
TAMAN MIDAH
TAMANMUTIARA
TAMANCONNOUGHT
TAMANSUNTEX
SRIRAYA
BANDAR TUNHUSSEIN ONN
BATU SEBELASCHERAS
BUKIT DUKUNG
SUNGAIJERNIH
STADIUM KAJANG
KAJANG
1,200 PASSENGERS
1.2Providing services toMILLION PEOPLE
Daily ridership estimated to be about
400THOUSAND PEOPLE
One train capacity 3.5Train frequency MINUTES
MRT Sungai Buloh - Kajang Line
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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
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ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway.
Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000Ja
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)
Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership (MJEPA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership (MPCEPA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-China Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (MICECA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Jan
Feb
Mar
Ap
rM
ay Jun Jul
Aug Se
pO
ctN
ov
De
cJa
nFe
bM
arA
pr
May Ju
n Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2015 2016
No. o
f Cer
tific
ate
of O
rigin
RM m
il.
Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA)
Total of FOB (RM mil.) No. of Certificates
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Source : Bank Negara Malaysia
Malaysian Ringgit Exchange Rate with Selected Countries,January 2015 - September 2016
US Dollar
Philippine Peso
Vietnamese Dong
Hong Kong Dollar
Indonesian Rupiah
Indian Rupee
3.58
4.11
2.60
2.80
3.00
3.20
3.40
3.60
3.80
4.00
4.20
4.40
4.60
Jan
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
Oct
Nov
Dec Ja
n
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
RM
USD 1 = RM
8.04
8.65
7.40
7.60
7.80
8.00
8.20
8.40
8.60
8.80
9.00
9.20
9.40
Jan
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
Oct
Nov
Dec Ja
n
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
RM
PHP 100 = RM
0.0168
0.0184
0.015
0.016
0.017
0.018
0.019
0.020
Jan
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
Oct
Nov
Dec Ja
n
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
RM
VND 100 = RM
46.22
52.97
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
50.00
55.00
60.00
Jan
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
Oct
Nov
Dec Ja
n
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016RM
HKD 100 = RM
0.0285
0.0313
0.025
0.026
0.027
0.028
0.029
0.030
0.031
0.032
Jan
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
Oct
Nov
Dec Ja
n
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p2015 2016
RM
IDR 100 = RM
5.77
6.16
5.00
5.20
5.40
5.60
5.80
6.00
6.20
6.40
6.60
6.80
Jan
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
Oct
Nov
Dec Ja
n
Feb
Ma
r
Apr
Ma
y
Jun Jul
Aug Se
p
2015 2016
RM
INR 100 = RM
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Commodity Prices
Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group.
CRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT)-per bbl-
14 Oct 2016 : US$52.0, 0.04%*
Average Pricei : 2015: US$53.6 2014: US$99.5
CRUDE PALM OIL-per MT-
14 Oct 2016 : US$691.5, 6.6%*
Average Pricei : 2015: US$616.9 2014: US$823.3
RUBBER SMR 20-per MT-
14 Oct 2016 : US$1,545.5, 4.9%*
Average Pricei : 2015: US$1.364.3 2014: US$1,718.3
COAL -per MT-14 Oct 2016 : US$44.1, unchangedAverage Pricei : 2015: US$49.9 2014: US$59.8
COCOA SMC 2-per MT-
14 Oct 2016 : US$2,005.9, 5.3%*
Average Pricei : 2015: US$2,077.0 2014: US$2,615.8
SCRAP IRON HMS-per MT-
14 Oct 2016 : US$230.0 (high), unchanged US$220.0 (low), 4.8%Average Pricei : 2015: US$239.6 2014: US$370.0
HIGHEST and LOWEST 2015/2016
Highest 14 Oct 2016 : US$52.0 15 May 2015 : US$66.8
Lowest
15 January 2016 : US$28.9
18 December 2015 : US$36.9
Crude Petroleum
(Brent)-per bbl-
Highest 15 Sept. 2016 : US$785.5 16 January 2015 : US$701.0
Lowest
15 January 2016 : US$545.5
4 September 2015 : US$500.5
Crude Palm Oil -per MT-
Domestic Prices14 October 2016
Steel Bars(per MT)
RM1,800 – RM1,950
Billets(per MT)
RM1,550 – RM1,600
SUGAR -per lbs-14 Oct 2016 : US¢ 22.9, 2.2%*
Average Pricei : 2015: US¢ 13.2 2014: US¢ 16.6
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Commodity Price Trends
Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.
659.0 660.0
695.5
747.0
769.4 765.5771.0
785.5
770.5 772.5
740.0
691.5
550
600
650
700
750
800
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/mt
Crude Palm Oil
2,152.5
2,259.8
2,212.9
2,337.3
2,288.3
2,160.6
2,161.9
2,107.3
2,202.4
2,056.4
2,118.7
2,005.9
1,800
1,900
2,000
2,100
2,200
2,300
2,400
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/mt
Cocoa
19.1
20.4
19.7
19.820.6 20.2 20.7
21.2
22.723.0
23.4
22.9
15.0
16.0
17.0
18.0
19.0
20.0
21.0
22.0
23.0
24.0
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US¢
/lbs
Sugar
1,273.0
1,307.0
1,319.5
1,319.0
1,274.0
1,315.0
1,337.0
1,337.5
1,467.0
1,368.5
1,473.5
1,545.5
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,500
1,600
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/mt
Rubber SMR 20
7,591
7,286 7,267
7,853
7,148 7,063
7,296
6,742
6,940
7,029
6,963
7,008
6,900
7,088
7,113
7,281
6,917 6,851 6,730
6,337
6,085 6,006
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
Jan
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar Apr
May Jun Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
2015 2016
USD
/ to
nne
Black Pepper
* until 14 October 2016
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43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5
44.6
44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1
40.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
44.0
45.0
46.0
47.0
48.0
49.0
50.0
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/mt
Coal
1,815
1,818
1,774
1,819
1,804
1,688
1,640
1,548
1,590
1,516
1,468
1,497
1,481
1,531
1,531
1,571 1,551
1,591
1,629 1,641
1,589
1,400
1,450
1,500
1,550
1,600
1,650
1,700
1,750
1,800
1,850
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2015 2016
US$
/ to
nne
Aluminium
5,831
5,729
5,940 6,042
6,295
5,833
5,457
5,127
5,217 5,216
4,800
4,639
4,472 4,599
4,954
4,873
4,695 4,633
4,865 4,759 4,716
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2015 2016
US$
/ to
nne
Copper
14,849 14,574
13,756
12,831
13,511
12,825
11,413
10,386 9,938
10,317
9,244
8,708 8,507 8,299
8,717
8,879 8,660
8,906
10,263
10,366
10,176
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2015 2016
US$
/ to
nne
Nickel
41.6 41.8
44.5
48.5
47.6
44.4
45.9
43.944.5
48.2
49.850.4
42.5
44.3
47.0
50.9
49.9
46.8
48.0
46.645.9
49.1
51.9 52.0
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/bbl
Crude Petroleum
Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl
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1,145.0
1,148.0
1,148.0
1,108.0
1,079.0
1,054.0
1,075.0
1,033.0
1,057.0
1,036.0
977.0
935.0
850.0
900.0
950.0
1,000.0
1,050.0
1,100.0
1,150.0
1,200.0
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/oz
Platinum
280.0270.0
230.0
200.0
230.0240.0 240.0 240.0
220.0230.0 230.0 230.0
260.0250.0
220.0
180.0
210.0220.0 220.0 220.0
200.0210.0 210.0
220.0
100
150
200
250
300
350
6 Jun 10 Jun 24 Jun 15 Jul 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 26 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/mt
Scrap Iron
Scrap Iron/MT (High) Scrap Iron/MT(Low)
68.0
63.0
58.0
52.0
60.0
63.0
52.0
56.0
57.0
53.0
47.0
41.042.0
47.0
56.0
61.0
55.0
52.0
57.0
61.0
58.0
38.0
43.0
48.0
53.0
58.0
63.0
68.0
73.0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
2015 2016
US$
/dm
tu
Iron Ore
20.3
20.020.2
19.2
18.8
19.2
19.5
19.0
19.819.7
17.617.4
15.5
16.0
16.5
17.0
17.5
18.0
18.5
19.0
19.5
20.0
20.5
21.0
29 Jul 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct
US$
/oz
Silver
43.2 43.1
43.5 43.3
42.4 42.6
42.8
42.1
43.0
42.5
40.5 40.2
38.0
39.0
40.0
41.0
42.0
43.0
44.0
28 Jul 4 Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 25 Aug 1 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Sep 6 Oct 13 Oct
US$
/oz
Gold
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Announcement
Benefits of Economic CensusEntrepreneurs, Companies & Business
Industry Associations & Chamber of Commerce
Government To Update Economic Indicators
• To identify industrial structure and product trends
• To monitor changing patterns and growth trends for future investment
• To make business planning and decisions
• To gauge their business perfomance
• To compare their business operations to industry norms
• Rebasing of indices i.e. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Index of Industrial;
• Compilation of
Supply & Use Table (SUT), Input-Output Table (I-O), Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), Information & Communication Technology Satellite Account and System of Environmental – Economic Accounting (SEEA);
• Development of SME’s profile.
• To identify new sources of growth to the economy;
• To formulate national economy programmes; and
• To assess the implementation of the national development policy such as The Economic Transformation Programme, Eleventh Malaysia Plan and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Masterplan 2012 -2020.
• To understand more about industrial structure;
• To share information about the industry with their members;
• To assist business in marketing and investment planning.
Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia
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