KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports rose 4.1% in November from a year earlier, above market expectations, government data showed on Wednesday. Exports had been expected to grow 1.3%, based on a survey of 10 economists surveyed by Reuters.

Imports in November grew 1.6% from a year earlier, data from the trade ministry showed.

Malaysia’s September exports fall 0.3% y/y, below forecast

Analysts were expecting a 4.2% increase. Malaysia recorded a trade surplus of 15.3 billion ringgit ($3.43 billion) in November, above the poll forecast of 9.1 billion ringgit surplus.