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Sunday 27 Sep 2015 - 21:44 Makkah mean time-14-12-1436
 Jakarta, (IINA) - Indonesia announced that it recorded a trade surplus of $433.8 million in August. Indonesia said that exports reached $12.78 billion while imports were $12.27 billion, Antara news agency reported.
Indonesian National Statistics Agency Chief Suryamin stated that the trading volume recorded a surplus of 28.94 million tons, contributed by a surplus in the non-oil/gas sector at 29.26 million tons and a deficit of 320,000 tons in the oil/gas sector.
The non-oil/gas sector recorded a surplus of $1.01 billion, but the oil/gas sector recorded a deficit of $500 million. Suryamin noted that the country’s exports in August reached $12.70 billion, up by 10.79 percent from July’s exports but dropped by 12.28 percent compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, imports in August reached $12.27 billion, an increase of 21.69 percent from July’s imports but decreased by 17.06 percent compared to the same period last year. Suryamin pointed out that the trade from January to August 2015 recorded a cumulative surplus of $6.22 billion.
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