Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesia's exports dropped 6.61 percent to US$190.04 billion in 2012 from US$203.5 billion in the year before, according to the National Statistics Agency (BPS).
The country's imports meanwhile rose 8.02 percent to US$191.57 billion in the January-December 2012 period from US$177.44 billion in the same period before, BPS chief Suryamin said here on Friday.
He said "both oil and gas and non-oil and gas exports declined last year (2012) to make total exports down.
He said the country's total oil/gas exports in 2012 reached US$36.97 billion in value dropping by 10.86 percent compared to total oil/gas exports in 2011 that reached US$41.48 billion, he said.
Exports of non-oil/gas meanwhile declined by 5.52 percent from to only US$152.07 billion from US$162.12 billion before, he added.
Suryamin explained that the drop in the oil/gas sector was driven by decreasing crude oil exports by 11 percent from US$13.83 billion to US$12.29 billion, a drop in the oil revenue by 12.93 percent from U&S$4.77 billion to US$4.16 billion.
The drop was also followed a decline in gas exports by 10.28 percent from US$22.87 billion in 2011 to US$20.52 billion in 2012, he said.
Suryamin said in 2012 exports of seven out of 10 non-oil/gas commodities were down such as mineral fuels, fat and vegetable oil fat, machinery/electric equipment, rubber and rubber products, ore commodities, iron ash, paper and garments.
He said only three non-oil/gas commodities that recorded an export hike namely engines/mechanical instruments, vehicles and their parts. "During the period of January-December 2012 exports of the 10 export commodities contributed 63.05 percent of total non-oil/gas exports," he said. (*/DWA/T007)
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The country's imports meanwhile rose 8.02 percent to US$191.57 billion in the January-December 2012 period from US$177.44 billion in the same period before, BPS chief Suryamin said here on Friday.
He said "both oil and gas and non-oil and gas exports declined last year (2012) to make total exports down.
He said the country's total oil/gas exports in 2012 reached US$36.97 billion in value dropping by 10.86 percent compared to total oil/gas exports in 2011 that reached US$41.48 billion, he said.
Exports of non-oil/gas meanwhile declined by 5.52 percent from to only US$152.07 billion from US$162.12 billion before, he added.
Suryamin explained that the drop in the oil/gas sector was driven by decreasing crude oil exports by 11 percent from US$13.83 billion to US$12.29 billion, a drop in the oil revenue by 12.93 percent from U&S$4.77 billion to US$4.16 billion.
The drop was also followed a decline in gas exports by 10.28 percent from US$22.87 billion in 2011 to US$20.52 billion in 2012, he said.
Suryamin said in 2012 exports of seven out of 10 non-oil/gas commodities were down such as mineral fuels, fat and vegetable oil fat, machinery/electric equipment, rubber and rubber products, ore commodities, iron ash, paper and garments.
He said only three non-oil/gas commodities that recorded an export hike namely engines/mechanical instruments, vehicles and their parts. "During the period of January-December 2012 exports of the 10 export commodities contributed 63.05 percent of total non-oil/gas exports," he said. (*/DWA/T007)
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