KUALA LUMPUR: Penang, Johor and Selangor accounted for 80.5 per cent of Malaysia’s total trade in September 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

In its Export-Import Statistics by State, September 2026 report released today, DOSM said Malaysia’s total trade amounted to RM396.5 billion, comprising exports of RM215.1 billion and imports of RM181.4 billion.

"Penang remained the leading exporting state, accounting for 52.6 per cent of Malaysia’s total exports, followed by Johor (17.5 per cent), Selangor (11.7 per cent), Sarawak (5.3 per cent) and Kuala Lumpur (3.3 per cent).

"Penang also accounted for the largest share of Malaysia’s imports, at 35.3 per cent, followed by Johor (24.2 per cent), Selangor (19.5 per cent), Kuala Lumpur (6.8 per cent) and Kedah (4.3 per cent),” it said.

DOSM said exports rose by RM75.9 billion, or 54.5 per cent, to RM215.1 billion in September 2026 from the same month a year earlier.

The increase was driven by higher exports from Penang, which rose by RM55.5 billion, followed by Johor (RM10.2 billion), Selangor (RM4.1 billion), Sarawak (RM3.5 billion), Kuala Lumpur (RM2.1 billion) and Negeri Sembilan (RM707.7 million).

Exports also increased in Perak (RM641.8 million), Pahang (RM297.7 million), Labuan (RM133.1 million), Kedah (RM73.5 million) and Kelantan (RM61.2 million).

However, exports declined in Sabah (RM459.1 million), Terengganu (RM383.3 million), Melaka (RM91.7 million) and Perlis (RM20.1 million).

Meanwhile, imports rose by RM62.6 billion, or 52.7 per cent, in September 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier.

The increase was led by Penang, where imports rose by RM37.2 billion, followed by Johor (RM15.2 billion), Selangor (RM5.6 billion), Kedah (RM2.1 billion), Perak (RM870.4 million), Pahang (RM574.1 million), Sarawak (RM521.4 million) and Negeri Sembilan (RM374.9 million).

Imports also increased in Melaka (RM134.0 million), Terengganu (RM101.4 million), Kuala Lumpur (RM85.8 million), Sabah (RM39.1 million), Kelantan (RM16.3 million) and Labuan (RM14.3 million). - Bernama