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positive value of indexes against Japan that was an importer. Second, the trade
discrepancy index was relatively low at less than 15.0% throughout the study
period. Thus, this result mirroring the quality of trade data between Sarawak
and Japan had been much accurate.
From the empirical investigation, the issues on asymmetry trade statistics
were noted. They were influenced by trade valuation, exchange rate and other
factors. Although it is difficult to eradicate these issues in international trade,
it is however important to measure and identify the cause of asymmetry for
the mean of compiling better quality statistics. For these reasons, it is
suggested to further analyse the cause of asymmetry trade statistics in future
studies.

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