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Indonesia posts largest trade surplus in 9 years in July

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Reuters
18 August, 2020, 02:35 pm
Last modified: 18 August, 2020, 02:40 pm

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Indonesia posts largest trade surplus in 9 years in July

July exports grew 14.33% from June to $13.73 billion, though were 9.90% below the value of shipments in the same month last year

Reuters
18 August, 2020, 02:35 pm
Last modified: 18 August, 2020, 02:40 pm
A woman wearing a face mask and a child sit between rail tracks to enjoy sunshine as they believe it improves their immunity, during the imposition of large-scale social restrictions by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 12, 2020/Reuters
A woman wearing a face mask and a child sit between rail tracks to enjoy sunshine as they believe it improves their immunity, during the imposition of large-scale social restrictions by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 12, 2020/Reuters

Indonesia posted its biggest trade surplus in nine years in July, as exports improved while domestic demand for imports remained subdued amid the coronavirus pandemic, data from the statistics bureau showed on Tuesday.

Southeast Asia's largest economy reported a $3.26 billion surplus in July, the bureau said, the biggest since August, 2011, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.

The figure handily beat a forecast in a Reuters poll for a $680 million surplus and followed a $1.27 billion surplus in June.

July exports grew 14.33% from June to $13.73 billion, though were 9.90% below the value of shipments in the same month last year. Still, the pace of contraction was slower than the poll's prediction for a 16.65% drop.

By value, exports were the highest since March. Statistics bureau chief Suhariyanto attributed this to sales of agricultural products like palm oil, herbs and birds nests, and despite weaker exports of coal, rubber and oil and gas.

Imports plunged 32.55% on an annual basis to $10.47 billion, steeper than the 22.48% fall expected in the poll.

The data indicates the potential for a further narrowing of the current account deficit for the rest of the year, even after it significantly narrowed in the first half due to the pandemic.

Central bank data earlier on Tuesday showed Indonesia's current account gap in April-June was equal to 1.2% of GDP, less than half the deficit in the same period in 2019.

Bank Danamon's economist, Wisnu Wardana, said despite the trade data the central bank may need to consider a number of other indicators before utilising "a limited room of monetary easing", such as inflation and the rupiah's movement.

Bank Indonesia (BI) is due to wrap up a two-day policy review on Wednesday. The majority of economists in a Reuters poll, including Wardana, expects the benchmark rate to remain unchanged after four cuts to support the economy.

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