Indonesia’s trade surplus hits 1.76 billion USD in September
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus for the second consecutive month in September, as exports of the country’s main commodities increased, said the Indonesian statistics agency.
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus for the second consecutive month in September, as exports of the country’s main commodities increased (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – ๊Indonesia recordeda trade surplus for the second consecutive month in September, as exports ofthe country’s main commodities increased, said the Indonesian statisticsagency.
Indonesia’s trade surplus reached1.76 billion USD in September, compared to the Reuters forecast of 1.18 billionUSD and the surplus of 1.72 billion USD in August. The country’s exports in Septemberincreased 15.6 percent year-on-year, standing at 14.54 billion USD. Meanwhile,imports climbed 13.13 percent year-on-year, to 12.78 billion USD. Indonesia’s trade surplus inSeptember was supported by shipments of commodities like gas, coal and palmoil.
The same day, the statistics agencyalso changed the export-import statistics for August. Although the tradesurplus of 1.72 billion USD was unchanged, export value rose from 15.21 billionUSD to 15.23 billion USD, while import value increased from 13.4 billion USD to13.51 billion USD.-VNA
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Indonesia recorded a trade surplus for the second consecutive month in September, as exports of the country’s main commodities increased (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
