Indonesia's trade surplus rises to 3.94 billion USD in April

JAKARTA, May 15 (Xinhua) — Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 3.94 billion U.S. dollars in April, up from the previous month’s 2.91 billion dollars, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on Monday.

“Indonesia’s trade balance has recorded surplus for 36 consecutive months since May 2020,” said BPS Deputy for Statistical Methodology and Information Imam Machdi in a press conference.

The non-oil and gas sector contributed a surplus of 5.64 billion dollars but was offset in part by a deficit of 1.70 billion dollars in the oil and gas sector.

The archipelagic country’s export value was recorded at 19.29 billion dollars in April, down by 29.40 percent compared to the same period last year, while the import totaled 15.35 billion dollars, a drop of 22.32 percent from a year earlier.

From January to April, Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports were mainly to China, the United States and Japan, with a combined contribution of 42.90 percent.