| |
| Malaysia |
| Foreign
Trade |
| Trade
with the World (Value in US$ million) |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Total Export
Values |
58,749 |
73,722 |
78,246 |
| Total Import Values |
59,555 |
77,614 |
77,797 |
| Balance
of Trade |
- 806 |
-3,892 |
449 |
|
| |
Major Import Products (1996)
Intermediate goods, machinery, metal products, food products,
consumer durables, transport and transport equipment. |
| |
| Major
Suppliers and their Shares in Malaysia's Imports (1996) |
| Japan |
24.7% |
| NAFTA |
16.3% |
| USA |
15.6% |
| EU |
14.5% |
| Germany |
4.3% |
| UK |
2.6% |
| ASEAN |
17.6% |
| Thailand |
3.3% |
| Republic
of Korea |
5.2% |
| OCEANIA |
5.0% |
| Taiwan |
3.3 |
| |
Major Export Products
(1996)
Electronic
components, petroleum, timber and logs, palm oil, natural rubber,
electrical goods and textiles.
Major Markets (1996)
Singapore, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Republic
of Korea, Germany and UK. |
| |
| Trade with Sri Lanka (Value
in Rs. mn) |
| |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
| Total Export Values |
276.3 |
1,119.9 |
1,375.5 |
1,326.2 |
| Total Import Values |
8,952.3 |
10,889.9 |
7,377.3 |
6,962.5 |
| Balance of Trade |
- 8,676.0 |
- 9,770.2 |
- 6,001.8 |
- 5,636.3 |
| |
| Major Exports from
Sri Lanka to Malaysia (1997) Volume Value (Rs. mn) |
| Machinery
and parts |
56,182 |
661.2 |
| Textiles and garments |
664,097 |
273.5 |
| Tyres and
tubes |
1,074,476 |
105.6 |
| Gems and jewellery |
96,453 |
78.0 |
| Electrical
machinery and parts |
5,167,854 |
70.0 |
|
Major Imports into Sri Lanka from Malaysia (1997)
Woven fabrics of cotton, knitted/crocheted
fabrics, mineral oils and products, palm oil, chemical elements
and components, radio receivers and television sets, medical
and pharmaceutical products.
Sri Lanka's share of the Malaysian
market - 0.03%
Other Potential Export Products from Sri Lanka
Articles made out of leather - footwear and travel goods, construction
industry based ceramic material - ceramic
floor tiles, wall tiles and sanitary ware, canned fruits, coir
fibre products - brooms and brushes, coir briquettes, bristly
fibre, coir matting - soft toys and wooden educational toys.
Past market development activities
by Sri Lanka in the target market:
 |
Market
survey in Malaysia - 1994 |
|
Investment
Promotion Mission - Ministerial Delegation - May 1995 |
|
Inward
Buying Mission from Malaysia - December 1996 |
|
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