MALAYSIA'S 1986 MANUFACTURING EXPORTS RISE 24 PCT
Malaysia's manufacturing exports
rose by 24.5 pct to 15.1 billion ringgit in 1986, chairman of
the Export Promotion Council Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamind said.
    The improved export performance was led by electrical and
electronic products, textiles, footwear, clothing, processed
food, timber, chemical and rubber products, he told a news
conference.
    However, total gross exports for the year declined by 5.6
pct to 35.9 billion ringgit from 38 billion in 1985 due to a
fall in major commodity exports and weak prices, he said.
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