"This April 2022, our export figure reached the highest of all time. The previous record was set in March 2022 at US$26.5 billion," Head of BPS Margo Yuwono said during a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The value of exports grew 3.11 percent in April compared to the previous month, Yuwono informed. Compared to April 2021, the export value surged by 47.76 percent.
Cumulatively, the value of Indonesia’s exports for the period from January to April this year reached US$93.47 billion, an increase of 38.68 percent from the year-ago period. Meanwhile, non-oil and gas exports reached US$88.73 billion, an increase of 39.12 percent, Yuwono said.
According to BPS data, during the April–March 2022 period, the largest increase in non-oil and gas exports was seen in mineral fuel commodities and amounted to US$642.8 million (13.88 percent). Meanwhile, the largest decline was recorded in shipments of goods made from precious metals and jewelry/gems, which were valued at US$525 million (47.84 percent).
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By sector, non-oil and gas exports from the processing industry in January–April 2022 increased 29.19 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2021, while exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products swelled 11.94 percent, and exports of mining and other products shot up by 106.29 percent.
In addition, Indonesia’s largest non-oil and gas exports in April 2022 were recorded with China at US$5.49 billion, followed by the United States (US$2.46 billion) and Japan (US$2.24 billion), with the three accounting for 39.37 percent of the total exports. Meanwhile, exports to ASEAN and the European Union (27 countries) were recorded at US$5.44 billion and US$2.02 billion, respectively.
According to the province of origin, the largest exports in January–April 2022 came from West Java and were valued at US$13.03 billion (13.94 percent), followed by East Kalimantan, which exported goods worth US$9.51 billion (10.18 percent), and East Java, which shipped goods worth US$9.13 billion (9.77 percent).
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Translator: Sella Panduarsa G, Resinta S
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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