"Japan is the main market for Jambi`s exports," Head of Jambi Statistics Center Agency (BPS) Dyan Pramono Effendi said here Tuesday.
Data from the Jambi BPS show both Jambi`s exports to and imports from Japan every month had been quite large.
In 2010, Jambi`s exports to Japan reached US$163.35 million with a volume of 53.8 million tons, accounting for one-third of the province`s total exports.
Meanwhile, in January 2011, Jambi`s exports to Japan were still large enough reaching US$21.46 million with a volume of 5.8 million tons.
On the other hand, Jambi`s imports from Japan in 2010 reached US$16.67 million with a volume of 1.02 million tons.
Jambi`s imports from Japan in January 2011 reached US$73 thousand with a volume of 40 thousand tons, Dyan explained.
Judging by the data, he said it is certain that after the natural disasters Jambi`s exports to Japan will likely remain unaffected.
(KR-LWA/H-NG/S012)
Editor: Priyambodo RH
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