MIDA · MATRADE · 2026

Where is capital going, and what is external demand buying?

Read approved-investment momentum separately from export demand. These are growth-context signals, not forecasts of sales for an individual business.

FOOD · CAFÉ · RESTAURANTKedah

MIDA state investment context where the current release publishes a top destination, plus national sector/industry investment and MATRADE external-demand signals.

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GROWTH CONTEXT · KEDAH

Where is capital moving, and what is external demand doing?

Approved investment and export demand are useful momentum signals, but neither is a direct sales forecast for an individual business.

STATE INVESTMENTNot in published top 5Current public release only names top destinationsApproved investment · 1H 2026

NATIONAL INVESTMENTRM 218.5b+11.7% y/y2,746 approved projects

AUGUST EXPORTSRM 191.05b+45.5% y/yMalaysia national exports · August 2026

JAN–AUG EXPORTSRM 1.356t+31.2% y/yTrade surplus RM 198.66b

HOW TO READ THIS

MIDA approved investment is project-pipeline context, not realised local revenue. MATRADE exports measure national external demand and should not be read as demand generated specifically from the selected state.

KEDAH · INVESTMENT CONTEXTApproved investment is pipeline context, not realised local demand.

STATE · MIDA TOP DESTINATIONSNot in top 5

Published destination summary

The current public release highlights five leading states. PulseKita does not invent a state value outside that published summary.

NATIONAL · BROAD INVESTMENT SECTORRM 149.6b

Services

68.5% of approved investment

Broad economic-sector context for F&B; not an exact activity-level investment measure.

NATIONAL · ADJACENT INDUSTRYRM 4,871.9m

Food Manufacturing

Adjacent upstream signal: Food Manufacturing

Adjacent manufacturing investment only; it is not direct demand for F&B.

NATIONAL · EXTERNAL DEMANDRM 191.05b

Malaysia exports · August 2026

+45.5% y/y

National external-demand context. This does not measure demand in Kedah.

MIDA · 1H 2026Top published investment destinations.

#1SelangorRM 70b

approved investment

#2JohorRM 59.4b

approved investment

#3Kuala LumpurRM 26.6b

approved investment

#4Pulau PinangRM 20.2b

approved investment

#5SarawakRM 10.8b

approved investment

MIDA · MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESSelected published industries with current investment scale.

JAN–JUN 2026RM 16,607.8m

Electrical & Electronics

JAN–JUN 2026RM 7,478.8m

Machinery & Equipment

JAN–JUN 2026RM 5,545.6m

Chemicals & Chemical Products

JAN–JUN 2026RM 4,932.2m

Transport Equipment

JAN–JUN 2026RM 4,871.9m

Food Manufacturing

MATRADE · AUGUST 2026Which Malaysian export products are seeing the strongest current external demand?

48.4% OF AUGUST EXPORTSRM 92.48b

Electrical & Electronic Products

+66.5% y/y

5.8% OF AUGUST EXPORTSRM 11.07b

Petroleum Products

+21.7% y/y

4.5% OF AUGUST EXPORTSRM 8.63b

Machinery, Equipment & Parts

+27.8% y/y

3.9% OF AUGUST EXPORTSRM 7.52b

Optical & Scientific Equipment

+23.5% y/y

3.5% OF AUGUST EXPORTSRM 6.68b

Manufactures of Metal

+35.4% y/y

ASEAN EXPORT MARKETS · AUGUST 2026Current destination-market momentum for Malaysian exports.

SingaporeRM 30.74b+58.5% y/y

ThailandRM 7.29b+33.2% y/y

Viet NamRM 6.47b+28.3% y/y

IndonesiaRM 4.75b+11.5% y/y

PhilippinesRM 2.37b+15.2% y/y

MIDA · 1H 2026RM 218.5b

Total approved investment

2,746 projects · 99,030 potential jobs · + 11.7% y/y.

DOMESTIC / FOREIGNRM 126.9b

Foreign approved investment

Domestic approved investment: RM 91.6b.

MATRADE · JAN–AUG 2026RM 1.356 t

Malaysia exports

+31.2% y/y · trade surplus RM 198.66b.

HOW TO READ THIS

Investment pipeline and export demand are growth context — not a sales forecast.

MIDA approved investment measures investment commitments and project pipeline. It should not be read as realised FDI, local SME revenue or immediate customer demand.

MATRADE export data measures national external demand by products and markets. It does not identify exports from the selected state, district or business unless a more specific source is available.

OFFICIAL SOURCEMIDA Investment Statistics · January–June 2026

Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

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OFFICIAL SOURCEMalaysia Trade Performance · August 2026

Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)

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