Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Suhariyanto reported an increase in Indonesia's exports in November 2020 reaching 6.36 percent compared to last October. The export value in November 2020 was recorded to be USD 15.28 billion. In fact, said Suhariyanto, the export achievement was also the highest since last October 2018. BPS noted that the export value at that time reached USD 15.91 billion. "It can be seen that our total exports in November 2020 are very encouraging, reaching USD 15.28 billion. This is the highest during 2020. In fact, if we were backwards, November 2020 exports were the highest since last October 2018, at that time our export value reached USD. 15.91 billion, "he said in a video conference at his office, Jakarta, Tuesday (15/12).
The boss of BPS said that this positive score was inseparable from the contribution of several commodity sectors which experienced a quite high increase throughout November 2020. Especially exports of agricultural products, non-timber forest products, processing, plantations, and mining. "From oil and gas on a month to month basis it increased by 24.26 percent, agriculture on a month to month basis was 6.33 percent, and year on year increased by 33.33 percent. For the price of high value agricultural products are other non-timber forest products, aromatics and spices, fruits, cloves, and bird's nest, "he explained.
Furthermore, there are exports of palm oil, iron and steel, computer equipment. Then, there is coal mining which has experienced a high increase of 25.08 percent month to month. Also, based on the 2 digit HS group that also increased sharply were exports of vegetable animal fats and oils. "We export this commodity to China, Pakistan and India. In November, it increased by USD 449.4 million," he explained. The same thing also happened to mineral fuel exports in November 2020 which also rose by USD 268.5 million. "This fuel is also exported to China, India and Japan," he concluded.
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