Thursday, June 30, 2016

Malaysia's May exports fall unexpectedly, imports rebound

* May exports -0.9 pct y/y vs Reuters poll +2.6 pct

* May imports +3.1 pct y/y vs poll f'cast -2.9 pct

* Trade surplus 3.3 bln rgt vs poll f'cast 8.7 bln rgt

* Exports to China -12.2 pct y/y, U.S. +18.7 pct, EU +0.9 pct

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Reuters) - Malaysia's exports surprisingly fell in May

as global oil prices remained weak, while imports rebounded, exerting pressure

on the country's trade surplus, government data showed on Friday.

Exports in May fell 0.9 percent

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