"The surplus grew from US$39.74 million in the previous month," the regional office of Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Dr Ateng Hartono said here on Thursday.
However, year-on-year, the export surplus dropped from US$54.33 million, Dr Ateng said.
He said North Sulawesi exported US$73.01 million worth of goods in October 2018 with imports valued at US$25.48 million.
Coconut oil dominated exports of the province in October, 2018 with value at US$35.08 million or 48.05 percent of its total export earning.
Its imports included electrical and electronic machines and equipment valued at US$12.35 million or 48.45 percent of its import value .
The main countries of destinations for its exports in October 2018 were the Netherland to which exports were valued at US$15.26 million and Japan to which exports were worth US$10.11 million.
Reporting by Jerusalem Mendalora
Editing by Andi Abdussalam
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