Indonesia records trade surplus for 36 consecutive months

Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 3.94 billion USD in April, up from the previous month's 2.91 billion USD, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
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Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 3.94 billion USDin April, up from the previous month's 2.91 billion USD, according to StatisticsIndonesia (BPS).

BPS Deputy for Statistical Methodology and Information ImamMachdi said at press conference on May 15 that Indonesia's trade balance has recordedsurplus for 36 consecutive months since May 2020.

The non-oil and gas sector contributed a surplus of 5.64billion USD but was offset in part by a deficit of 1.7 billion USD in the oiland gas sector.

The country's export value was recorded at 19.29 billion USDin April, down by 29.4% year-on-year, while the import totalled 15.35 billion USD,a drop of 22.32% from a year earlier.

From January to April, Indonesia's non-oil and gas exportswere mainly to China, the US and Japan, with a combined contribution of 42.9%./.
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