KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 6 -- Malaysia's trade with the United States grew by 15.4 per cent to RM270.88 billion between January and September this year despite new tariffs announced by Washington, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

In a written parliamentary reply to Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera), Tengku Zafrul said the United States remained one of Malaysia's main trading partners and a key source of foreign investment.

He said more than 7,700 Malaysian companies export to the US, employing about 1.1 million workers, with the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector as the largest contributor.

However, Tengku Zafrul warned that any retaliatory tariff measures by the US could directly ...