Jewellery the gem of Indonesian exports
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JAKARTA - Jewellery led in terms of value of exports of manufactured goods, registering a 194 per cent export increase, to $216 million in January. Footwear followed with a 105 per cent increase to $97.5 million and special purposes machinery rose 31 per
“Some commodities have the potential to increase in exports. Even crab exports increased dramatically by 101.7 per cent to $3.2 million,” said Central Statistics Agency (BPS) head Suryamin in Jakarta on Monday.
Specialty coffee exports rose 17.9 per cent and were valued at $92 million. Metal goods exports rose 56.6 per cent to $18.3 million and prefabricated construction goods rose 42.5 per cent to $14.5 million.
Meanwhile, white pepper exports rose 2.7 per cent to $11.7 million, shrimp exports rose 12.5 per cent to $5 million and pork exports increased 12.5 per cent to $5 million. “It [pork] possibly came from North Sulawesi and North Sumatra,” he said. – The Jakarta Post
