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<div class="style1" style="text-align: center;"><strong>2009</strong><em>e</em></div>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><span class="style4"><strong>2010</strong><em>f</em></span></div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Population</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">28.3 million</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">28.9 million</div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>GDP</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">RM512.4 billion</div>
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<p style="text-align: center;">RM525.4 billion</p>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>GDP Growth</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">-1.7%</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">4.5 - 5.5%</div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Per capita income</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">RM24,055</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">RM24,661</div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Inflation rate (CPI)</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">0.6%</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">2.25%</div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Labour force</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">12.1 million</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">12.2 million</div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Unemployment</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">3.7%</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">3.6%</div>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Total export (f.o.b.)</em></strong></p>
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<div class="style3" style="text-align: center;">RM553.3 billion<span style="color: #0000ff;">*</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">RM559.0 billion</div>
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<td style="height: 47px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span class="style4"><strong><em>Total import (c.i.f.)</em></strong></span></td>
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<p class="style3" style="text-align: center;">RM434.9 billion<span style="color: #0000ff;">*</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">RM452.8 billion</p>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Major exports<span style="color: #0000ff;">*</span></strong></p>
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<li>Electrical and electronic products</li>
<li>Palm oil and palm oil-based products</li>
<li>Liquefied natural gas (LNG)</li>
<li>Crude petroleum</li>
<li>Chemicals and chemical products</li>
<li>Refined petroleum products</li>
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<p class="style4" style="text-align: left;"><strong>Major imports<span style="color: #0000ff;">*</span></strong></p>
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<li>Electrical and electronic products</li>
<li>Machinery, appliances and parts</li>
<li>Chemicals and chemical products</li>
<li>Manufactures of metal</li>
<li>Transport equipment</li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>e - estimates<br />f - forecast </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> <br /></em><em><span style="color: #3366ff;">Sources:<br /></span></em><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em>1. Economic Report 2009/2010<br />2. Bank Negara Malaysia Annual Report 2009</em></span><span style="color: #3366ff;"><em><br />3. * Matrade's website; <a href="http://www.matrade.gov.my">www.matrade.gov.my</a></em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Extracts of the Economic Report 2009/2010 can be downloaded from the Official Budget 2010 Portal at <a href="http://www2.treasury.gov.my." target="_blank">http://www2.treasury.gov.my</a>. For more statistical data, please visit <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.my " target="_blank">http://www.statistics.gov.my </a></p>
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Facts & Figures

Key Economic Indicators

	2009e	2010f
*Population*	28.3 million	28.9 million
*GDP*	RM512.4 billion	RM525.4 billion
*GDP Growth*	-1.7%	4.5 - 5.5%
*Per capita income*	RM24,055	RM24,661
*Inflation rate (CPI)*	0.6%	2.25%
*Labour force*	12.1 million	12.2 million
*Unemployment*	3.7%	3.6%
*Total export (f.o.b.)*	RM553.3 billion*	RM559.0 billion
*Total import (c.i.f.)*	RM434.9 billion*	RM452.8 billion
Major exports*	Electrical and electronic products Palm oil and palm oil-based products Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Crude petroleum Chemicals and chemical products Refined petroleum products
Major imports*	Electrical and electronic products Machinery, appliances and parts Chemicals and chemical products Manufactures of metal Transport equipment

e - estimates
f - forecast

Sources:
1. Economic Report 2009/2010
2. Bank Negara Malaysia Annual Report 2009
3. * Matrade's website; www.matrade.gov.my

Extracts of the Economic Report 2009/2010 can be downloaded from the Official Budget 2010 Portal at http://www2.treasury.gov.my. For more statistical data, please visit http://www.statistics.gov.my

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