10,000 Malaysian SMEs Listed on Alibaba Platform

10,000 Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are listed on international marketing technology platform Alibaba, said International Trade and Industry Minister Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed. Mustapa said the listing of the SMEs, under the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation’s (Matrade) e-commerce scheme, could help them penetrate overseas markets. “This is an instance of economic cooperation between Malaysia and China, and is expected to benefit SMEs in the country,” he said at the Ministers’ Question Time session at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. He was replying to Datuk Nawawi Ahmad (BN-Langkawi), who wanted to know the investment, trade and employment benefits to Malaysia from the recent trade mission to China that reportedly brought investments worth RM144 billion into the country. To a supplementary question from Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS-Kota Bharu) on Malaysia’s stand and the status of the Trans- Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) after Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential election, Mustapa expressed hope the US would not make drastic changes to the trade pact. “We read his (Trump’s) previous statement on this as rather harsh, but we see that he has changed his views on several issues. We hope this will also happen with the TPPA. We believe the US as a trading nation will not change its policies much. There will definitely be policy changes, but they will not be so radical,” he said. The TPPA will also be included in the agenda for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting to be held in Peru soon, he added. Bernama, 11 November 2016 Malaysia May Be Affected if TPP Collapses, Trade Minister Says

Malaysia may be affected if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were to be discontinued following Donald Trump’s victory in Tuesday’s US presidential election. A study conducted by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) found that the TPP would help boost Malaysia’s gross domestic product, revenue and job creation, its minister, Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed said. He said another study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) projected that one million jobs would be created in the country within 10 years after the TPP’s ratification, which was set for 2018. “If there is no TPPA (TPP Agreement), then those would not be generated,” he told reporters after delivering a keynote address at the Australian Business Asia Conference organised by the Malaysia Australia Business Council (MABC), here today. Mustapa said Malaysia remained committed to the agreement, and would discuss the trade pact at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Peru in two weeks’ time. “For now, it’s too early to say what will happen, but we are monitoring the development and we are talking to our colleagues from 11 other countries,” he said. Twelve countries—the US, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia — concluded the TPP negotiations in Atlanta on Oct 5 last year and signed the trade deal in Auckland on Feb 4 this year. The TPP is a free-trade agreement that has been negotiated as part of the larger Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership since 2010. In his speech, Mustapa said Australian and Malaysian businessmen should explore doing business together and penetrate into third world countries. “Malaysia has a big presence in Australia and they are also an important investor here like LendLease, the biggest developer in Australia. Their presence here reflect their confidence in the Malaysian economy and we hope this will open the doors for more Aussie companies to Malaysia,” said Mustapa. In 2015, total trade and investments between Australia and Malaysia stood at US$16 billion (RM68.1 billion). Bernama, 10 November 2016

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GDP GDP at Constant 2010 Prices Growth Rate RM 281.1 billion 4.3% GDP at Current Prices RM 312.0 billion 4.2% GNI per Capita at Current Prices (Jan-Sep 2016) RM 37,914 billion PRODUCTION Share to GDP Growth Rate (constant 2010 prices) Services Mainly Led by Wholesale & Retail Trade 4.6% and Information & Communication 6.1% 8.9% Manufacturing 54.2% Contributed by Electrical, Electronic 8.2% & Optical and Petroleum, Chemical, 4.2% GDP Rubber & Plastic Products Q3 2016 Mining & Quarrying Supported by the surge in crude oil 3.6% RM281.1b production Agriculture Negative growth in Palm Oil and 22.7% Forestry & Logging 5.9% Construction Note: Exclude import duties Propelled by Civil Engineering and 7.9% Residential Buildings EXPENDITURE

Private Final Consumption Government Final Consuption 3.1%

Gross Fixed Capital 2.0% 54.6% share Formation Exports Imports 1.3% 2.3%

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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6.5 6.3

5.6 5.7 5.7

4.9 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.2

240.8 248.7 257.2 265.8 254.5 261.0 269.4 277.9 265.1 271.3 281.1

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2014 2015 2016 GDP at constant 2010 prices (RM billion) Growth (% y-o-y) GDP @ CONSTANT 2010 PRICES 152.4 150.4 146.4 143.7 143.3 143.3 138.5 137.7 136.3 132.0 128.2 63.8 63.8 63.7 61.3 61.2 60.8 60.6 58.8 58.3 58.0 54.9 13.1 12.6 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.6 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.3 26.7 26.1 25.1 24.8 24.8 24.6 24.4 24.3 23.8 23.6 23.3 23.2 23.0 22.6 22.4 22.4 22.0 21.7 21.3 21.2 20.8 20.1

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2014 2015 2016 Services Manufacturing Agriculture Mining and quarrying Construction ECONOMIC GROWTH

19.3 Constant 2010 Prices

7.0 7.9 6.8 6.1 4.2 2.6 3.6 0.0

-5.9

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 2014 2015 2016 Services Manufacturing Agriculture Mining and quarrying Construction

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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Malaysia’s population increased by 2040 12.9 million within 30 years. 41.5 million

2010 2010 2040

28.6 million Annual population growth rate in 2010 and 2040

Population by Ethnic Percentage change for the ethnic groups in 2040

0.9% 7.3% Bumiputera 4.8%

Chinese 4.5% 2010 24.5% 67.3% Indians 0.9%

Others 0.6%

Sex Ratio

2010 14.7 106 : 100 13.8 million million

2040 21.6 19.9 million 108 : 100 million

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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Change in population age structure

Age 0-14 years Age 15-64 years Age 65+ years

Percentage of old age increases significantly

2010 27.4% 67.6% 5.0%

2040 18.6% 66.9% 14.5%

Effects of changes in age structure

Median age Dependency ratio

Ageing Population

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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Indonesia Economic Indicators 2015

1,913,579 km2

Land Area US$ billion Population 857.6

GDP (current prices) million people 255.5 GDP Growth % FDI Inflow 4.8

US$ billion Exports 16.1 US$ billion Rank: 30 150.3

Inflation Rate Imports US$ billion % Rank: 30 142.7 3.4 Total Trade Unemployment Rate Rank: 31

6.2 % 293.0 US$ billion

Sources: ASEAN Statistics, IMF and WTO Malaysia’s Trade with Indonesia, 2005 - 2015

US$ billion 19.0 19.4 18.3 18.2

14.8 15.4 13.5 11.4 11.5

9.0 11.5 7.7 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.5 7.3 7.5 8.0 6.3 6.2 6.6 6.8 4.9 5.2 4.9 5.6 4.4 4.1 3.3

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Exports Imports Total Trade

Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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US Trade in Goods and Services January-September 2016

Imports Total Trade Trade Balance

Exports Goods: US$2,731.2b Goods: US$-551.0b Services: US$932.7b Services: US$184.1b

US$2,015.4b Exports Imports US$1,648.5b Goods: US$1,090.1b Goods: US$1,641.1b Services: US$558.4b Services: US$374.3b

Major Exports Major Imports

Goods*: Goods*: Capital Goods: US$404.0b Capital Goods: US$450.1b Industrial Supplies: US$329.1b Consumer Goods: US$439.3b Consumer Goods: US$148.8 Industrial Supplies: US$381.0b Services: Services: Travel: US$156.4b Travel: US$90.8b Intelectuap Property Charges: US$90.1b Transport: US$72.3b Financial: US$62.3b Insurance: US$35.4b Note: *Trade in goods by principal end-use category. Source: US Cencus Bureau Malaysia’s Trade with US, 2005 - 2015 46.4 43.3 42.6 41.8 US$ billion 36.5 37.0 35.6 34.5 35.7 33.0 31.2

30.1 27.8 27.5 24.9

18.9 18.9 19.7 19.7 18.9 17.3 17.5 18.1 18.4 16.4 15.8 16.9 15.9 16.1 16.0 14.8 13.9 14.2

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Exports Imports Total Trade Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia.

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ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) 5,000 6,000 1,000 2,500

4,500 900 5,000 4,000 800 2,000

3,500 700 4,000 3,000 600 1,500

2,500 3,000 500

RM mil. RM 2,000 mil. RM 400 1,000 2,000 1,500 300

1,000 Originof Certificate of No. 200 500 Originof Certificate of No. 1,000 500 100

0 0 0 0 4 Sep 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) 800 1,200 140 300

700 1,000 120 250 600 100 800 200 500 80 400 600 150

RM mil. RM mil. RM 60 300 400 100 40 200 No. of Certificate of Originof Certificate of No. Originof Certificate of No. 200 50 100 20

0 0 0 0 4 Sep 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) 180 800 500 1,400

160 450 700 1,200 140 400 600 350 1,000 120 500 300 100 800 400 250

RM mil. RM 80 mil. RM 600 200 300 60 150 400 200 40 Originof Certificate of No. 100 Originof Certificate of No. 100 200 20 50

0 0 0 0 4 Sep 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) 45 250

40

35 200

30 150 25

RM mil. RM 20 100 15

10 50 Originof Certificate of No. 5

0 0 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Note: The preference giving countries under the GSP scheme are Liechtenstein, the Russian Federation, Japan, Switzerland, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Norway. Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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Number and Value of Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCOs)

Malaysia-Japan Economic Partnership (MJEPA) Malaysia-Pakistan Closer Economic Partnership (MPCEPA) 300 1,000 140 250

900 120 250 800 200

700 100 200 600 150 80 150 500

RM mil. RM mil. RM 60 400 100 100 300 40

200 Originof Certificate of No. 50 Originof Certificate of No. 50 20 100

0 0 0 0 4 Sep 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Malaysia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (MNZFTA) Malaysia-China Free Trade Agreement (MCFTA) 9.0 25 16 120

8.0 14 100 7.0 20 12 6.0 80 10 15 5.0 8 60

RM mil. RM 4.0 mil. RM 10 6 3.0 40 4 2.0 5 Originof Certificate of No. Originof Certificate of No. 20 1.0 2

0.0 0 0 0 4 Sep 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Malaysia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) 70 (MICECA) 450 140 500

400 450 60 120 400 350 50 100 350 300 300 40 250 80 250 200 RM mil. RM 30 mil. RM 60 200 150 20 40 150

100 Originof Certificate of No. Originof Certificate of No. 100 10 20 50 50

0 0 0 0 4 Sep 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Malaysia-Turkey Free Trade Agreement (MTFTA) 350 250

300 200 250

150 200

RM mil. RM 150 100

100

50 Originof Certificate of No. 50

0 0 4 Sep 2 Oct 9 Oct 6 Nov 11 Sep 18 Sep 25 Sep 16 Oct 23 Oct 30 Oct 21 Aug 28 Aug

Total FOB (RM mil.) Total CO

Source: Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia

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4.60 7.00

4.40 4.18 6.50 4.20

4.00 6.00 3.80 3.58 3.60 5.50 5.43 RM RM 5.15 3.40 5.00 3.20

3.00 4.50 2.80

2.60 4.00 Jul Jul Jul Jul Jun Jun Apr Apr Jan Jan Jun Jun Feb Feb Apr Apr Sep Sep Oct Oct Jan Jan Mar Mar Feb Feb Sep Sep Nov Oct Oct Mar Mar Aug Aug Dec Nov Aug Aug May May Dec May May 2015 2016 2015 2016 Euro Australian Dollar EUR 1 = RM AUD 1 = RM

6.00 3.30

3.20 3.18 5.00 4.60

4.17 3.10 4.00

3.00 3.00 RM RM 2.90 2.90

2.00 2.80

1.00 2.70

0.00 2.60 Jul Jul Jul Jul Jun Jun Apr Apr Jan Jan Jun Jun Feb Feb Apr Apr Sep Sep Oct Oct Jan Jan Mar Mar Feb Feb Sep Sep Nov Oct Oct Mar Mar Aug Aug Dec Nov Aug Aug May May Dec May May 2015 2016 2015 2016 South Korean Won Brunei Dollar KRW 100 = RM BND 1 = RM

0.38 3.10

0.37 3.02 0.37 3.00

0.36 2.90

0.35 2.80 0.34 RM RM 2.68 0.33 2.70 0.33

2.60 0.32

0.31 2.50

0.30 2.40 Jul Jul Jul Jul Jun Jun Jun Jun Apr Apr Apr Apr Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb Sep Sep Sep Sep Oct Oct Oct Oct Mar Mar Mar Mar Nov Nov Aug Aug Aug Aug Dec Dec May May May May 2015 2016 2015 2016

Source : Bank Negara Malaysia

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CRUDE PETROLEUM (BRENT) HIGHEST and LOWEST -per bbl- 2015/2016 11 Nov 2016 : US$44.8, 1.8%* Crude Average Pricei : 2015: US$53.6 Petroleum (Brent) Highest 2014: US$99.5 -per bbl- 14 Oct 2016 : US$52.0 CRUDE PALM OIL 15 May 2015 : US$66.8 -per MT- 11 Nov 2016 : US$745.5, 0.3%* Average Pricei : 2015: US$616.9 2014: US$823.3 Lowest 15 January 2016 : US$28.9 SUGAR -per lbs- 18 December 2015 : US$36.9 11 Nov 2016 : US¢ 21.7, 0.1%* Average Pricei : 2015: US¢13.2 2014: US¢16.6 Crude Highest Palm Oil 15 Sept. 2016 : US$785.5 RUBBER SMR 20 -per MT- 16 January 2015 : US$701.0 -per MT- 11 Nov 2016 : US$1,684.5, 13.1%* Average Pricei : 2015: US$1.364.3 Lowest 2014: US$1,718.3 15 January 2016 : US$545.5 COCOA SMC 2 4 September 2015 : US$500.5 -per MT- 11 Nov 2016 : US$1,841.0, 7.8%* i Domestic Prices Average Price : 2015: US$2,077.0 11 November 2016 2014: US$2,615.8 COAL -per MT- 11 Nov 2016 : US$44.1, unchanged i Billets Average Price : 2015: US$49.9 (per MT) 2014: US$59.8 RM1,650 – RM1,750 SCRAP IRON HMS -per MT- 11 Nov 2016 : US$290.0 (high), 16.0% US$270.0 (low), 12.5% Steel Bars i (per MT) Average Price : 2015: US$239.6 RM1,830 – RM1,980 2014: US$370.0 Notes: All figures have been rounded to the nearest decimal point * Refer to % change from the previous week’s price i Average price in the year except otherwise indicated Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group. MITI Tower, No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 - 8000 8000 Fax: +603 - 6202 9446 MITI Weekly Bulletin | www.miti.gov.my

Commodity Price Trends

Crude Palm Oil Rubber SMR 20 800 1,800 785.5

780 771.0 772.5 769.4 770.5 1,684.5 765.5 1,700

760 745.5 743.0 740.0 741.5 1,600 740 1,545.5

1,504.0 1,489.5 720 1,500 1,473.5 US$/mt 707.5 US$/mt 1,456.5 1,467.0 700 691.5 1,400 1,368.5

680 1,337.0 1,315.0 1,337.5 1,300 1,274.0 660

640 1,200 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov

Cocoa Black Pepper 2,400 8,500

2,288.3 2,300 8,000 7,853

2,202.4 7,591 2,200 2,160.6 7,500 7,296 7,281 2,161.9 2,118.7 7,088 7,286 7,267 7,029 7,008 2,100 2,075.1 7,000 7,148 2,107.3 2,056.4 7,063 7,113 6,963 2,072.9 6,940 6,900 6,917 2,005.9 6,851 6,742 6,730 2,000

USD/ tonne 6,500

US$/mt 1,995.7 6,337 1,900 6,000 6,085 5,965 1,841.0 1,800 5,500

5,250 1,700 5,000 Jul Jul Jan Jan Jun Jun Oct Oct Apr Apr Feb Sep Feb Sep Dec Aug Aug Nov Nov Mar Mar May May 1,600 2015 2016 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov * until 11 November 2016

Sugar 24.0

23.4

23.0 22.9 23.0 22.7 22.7

22.2 22.0 21.7 21.7

21.2 21.0 20.7

US¢/lbs 20.6

20.2 20.0

19.0

18.0 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysian Cocoa Board, Malaysian Pepper Board, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

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Commodity Price Trends

Crude Petroleum Aluminium 54 1,850 1,818 1,819 51.9 52.0 51.8 1,804 52 1,800 1,815

1,750 1,774 49.9 50.9 49.7 50 50.4 49.1 49.8 1,700 48.0 48 48.7 1,688 48.2 1,650 47.6 46.8 46.6 1,663 45.9 1,640 1,641 45.6 1,629 46 1,600 1,590 US$/ tonne

US$/bbl 45.9 44.8 1,591 1,589 1,550 1,571 44 44.4 44.5 1,531 1,548 1,551 43.9 44.1 1,516 1,497 1,531 43.4 1,500 42 1,481 1,450 1,468

40 Crude Petroleum (WTI)/bbl 1,400 Jul Jul Jan Jan Jun Jun Oct Oct Apr Apr Feb Sep Feb Sep Dec Aug Aug Nov

Crude Petroleum (Brent)/bbl Mar Mar May May 38 2015 2016 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov

Copper Nickel 6,500 16,000 6,295 14,849 15,000 14,574 6,000 5,831 6,042 14,000 5,833 13,511 5,940 13,756 5,729 13,000 12,825 5,500 12,831 5,457 12,000 5,217 5,216 11,000 11,413 US$/ tonne 5,127 4,954 US$/ tonne 10,317 10,366 5,000 10,251 10,000 10,386 4,873 4,865 4,726 10,263 10,176 4,800 9,938 4,759 4,695 4,716 4,639 9,000 8,717 4,500 4,599 4,633 9,244 8,879 8,906 4,472 8,708 8,507 8,660 8,000 8,299

4,000 7,000 Jul Jul Jul Jul Jan Jan Jan Jan Jun Jun Jun Jun Oct Oct Oct Oct Apr Apr Apr Apr Feb Sep Feb Sep Feb Sep Feb Sep Dec Dec Aug Aug Aug Aug Nov Nov Mar Mar Mar Mar May May May May 2015 2016 2015 2016

Coal 44.8 44.6 44.6

44.4

44.2 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1 44.1

44.0

43.8 US$/mt

43.6 43.5 43.5

43.4

43.2

43.0

42.8 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, , Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank, World Gold Council, The Wall Street Journal.

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Scrap Iron 73.0 Iron Ore 350

68.0 68.0

300 290.0 63.0 63.0 63.0 61.0 61.0 59.0 270.0 58.0 250.0 58.0 60.0 250 58.0 57.0 57.0 240.0 240.0 240.0 240.0 240.0 56.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 230.0 55.0 220.0 240.0 56.0

230.0 230.0 US$/dmtu 53.0 53.0 US$/mt 220.0 220.0 220.0 220.0 200 210.0 210.0 210.0 52.0 52.0 52.0 200.0 48.0 47.0 47.0

150 43.0 42.0 Scrap Iron/MT (High) 41.0 Scrap Iron/MT(Low) 38.0 Jul Jul Jan Jan Jun Jun Oct Oct Apr Apr Feb Sep Feb Sep Dec Aug Aug Nov Mar Mar

100 May May 12 Aug 19 Aug 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 26 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 7 Nov 11 Nov 2015 2016

Gold Silver 44.0 20.5

20.0 43.0 43.0 19.8 19.5 42.8 19.7 19.5 42.6 42.5 42.4 42.0 19.0 19.2 42.1 41.9 19.0 18.8 18.5 18.6 41.0 18.4 US$/oz US$/oz 40.9 18.0 40.7 40.5 17.8 40.2 17.5 40.0 17.6 17.4 17.5 39.8 17.0 39.0 16.5

38.0 16.0 25 Aug 1 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Sep 6 Oct 13 Oct 20 Oct 27 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov

Platinum 1,100.0

1,079.0 1,075.0 1,054.0 1,050.0 1,057.0

1,033.0 1,036.0

1,000.0 1,005.0

977.0 US$/oz 974.0 976.0

950.0

935.0 929.0

900.0

850.0 26 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 4 Nov 11 Nov

Sources: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia, Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation, Bloomberg and Czarnikow Group, World Bank.

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MITI Weekly Bulletin conveys its deepest condolences to the victims, their families, the Government and the people of New Zealand on the recent earthquake in central New Zealand.

14 November 2016

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