Factors affecting international trade on Malaysian economy / Siti Nur Ain Sangut @ Salleh

This study was conducted to investigate the factors affecting international trade on Malaysian
economy which employs time series data analysis to identify the relationship of international
trade in Malaysia over the period of study from 1980 to 2018. This study using Ordinary
Least Square (OLS) as the method to estimate the results. Empirical results shows that there
is significant relationship between gross domestic product (GDP), exchange rate to
international trade in Malaysia while inflation rate shows no significant relationship with
international trade in Malaysia. Thus, this study suggest that the policy makers or the
government should encourage more international trade to enhance the economic growth.