"All exports were shipped via the seaport of Teluk Bayur."Padang (ANTARA News) - West Sumatra suffered a sharp fall in exports to US$2,204.8 million in the first 11 months of the year from US$2,833.2 million in the same period in the previous year.
The exports in the January-November period fell 22.18 percent despite a rising trend in November, the regional office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said.
The province posted a 7.12 percent rise in exports to US$182.7 million in November, 2012 from US$170.6 million in the previous month.
Exports in November from the province were dominated by vegetable oils and fats and rubber, head of the BPS office Muchsin Ayu said.
Vegetable oils and fats accounted for 59.98 percent or US$110.7 million and rubber and rubber goods contributed 31.35 percent or US$55.7 million of the exports in November, Muchsin said.
Other export commodities from the province include minerals, cacao, coffee and fruits.
"The commodities were exported to various countries including the United States, Singapore, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, India, Canada, Tanzania, New Zealand, and Myanmar" Muchsin said.
He said exports in November of manufactured goods grew 5.88 percent, farm products 59.75 percent and mining products 25.45 percent.
"All exports were shipped via the seaport of Teluk Bayur," he said.
(Uu.AS/H-ASG/O001)
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