However, the October 2011 exports value was 16.70 percent higher than that in the same month last year, BPS Deputy Chief for Distribution and Service Statistics Djamal said on Thursday.
The agency noted that oil and gas exports fell 26.30 percent to US$2.89 billion in October from US$3.93 billion a month earlier. However, non-oil/non-gas exports increased 2.17 percent to US$13.91 billion in October from US$13.61 billion the month before.
Non-oil/non-gas exports in October 2011 mostly went to China with their value recorded at US$2.24 billion, Japan US$1.55 billion and the United States US$1.39 billion.
"The commodities that recorded the highest export value in October were the same as those in the previous month. They were mineral fuel and fats,` he said.
However, the export of fats and oil in October 2011 fell 1.81 percent to US$1.53 billion from Us41.81 billion in September.
Cumulatively, the country`s exports in the ten months through October reached US$169.03 billion, a 34.88 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
In the January-October 2011 period, non-oil/non-gas exports meanwhile rose 30.36 percent to US$134.73 billion.
(Uu.S012/HAJM/F001)
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