{
  "id": 8167044,
  "title": "Malaysia's August trade surges 43pct, logs 76th straight surplus",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/malaysias-august-trade-surges-43pct-logs-76th-straight-surplus",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T04:02:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/09/1535325/malaysias-august-trade-surges-43pct-logs-76th-straight-surplus"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade surged 43.4 per cent year-on-year to RM354 billion in August, driven by strong growth in both exports and imports, according to the Statistics Department.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia’s August trade up 43.4pc y-o-y to RM354b on strong exports, says DoSM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/malaysias-august-trade-up-43-4pc-y-o-y-to-rm354b-on-strong-exports",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:59:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}