Indonesia recorded an export value of US$15.30 billion in January, down by 7.48 per cent compared to that in December, but up by 12.24 per cent than that in January last year, according to the Indonesian Agency of Statistics on Monday. The agency also reported that the value of non-oil and non-gas exports in January reached US$14.42 billion, down by 7.11 per cent compared to that in December, but up by 12.49 percent than that in January last year. The decline occurred in the exports of ore, slag, and metal ash by US$257.5 million or 44.39 per cent, while the largest increase happened in the exports of mineral fuels by US$150.5 million or 8.72 per cent.
Based on the non-oil and non-gas sector, exports of the processing-industry products in January increased by 11.72 per cent compared to those in January last year, the export of agricultural products went up by 13.91 per cent, and the export of mining products and others rose by 16.92 per cent. Indonesia's largest non-oil and non-gas export destination country in January was China, with a value of US$3.05 billion followed by the United States with US$1.68 billion and Japan with US$1.25 billion. Meanwhile, Indonesia's exports to Asean (Association of South-East Asian Nations) were valued at US$3.05 billion, and the country's export values to the European Union were recorded at US$1.17 billion.