"During that period, non-oil exports to India declined by 21.62 percent compared with the same period in 2011, which had reached US$828.2 billion," said head of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) West Java Muchsin Ayub in Padang on Saturday.
The United States was the second major purpose export destination with an export value of US$566 million, followed by Singapore with a value of US$358.3 million.
He noted that the total export value of some of the main regions in West Sumatra had declined by 22.18 percent from US$3.8332 million in 2011 to US$2.2048 million this year.
"The export period from January to November 2012 through the Teluk Bayur Port earned US$2.2041 million, or 99.97 percent, and through Minangkabau International Exports earned US$0.7 million, or 0.03 percent," he said.
Exports to the United States declined by 34.12 percent from US$859.1 million, while exports to China declined by 36.23 percent from US$345.5 million to US$320 million, and exports to New Zealand declined from US$24.3 million to US$21.8 million.
From January to November 2012, exports to India have made the largest contribution to the total exports of West Sumatra with a value of 29.44 percent, followed by the United States at 25.67 percent, Singapore at 16.25 percent, and China at 9.99 percent.
The greatest increase came from Pakistan with an increase of 427.84 percent from US$21 million to US$111.11 million, followed by Singapore with an increase of 11.82 percent from US$320.4 million to US$358 million and Canada with an increase of 34.93 percent from US$6.4 million to US$8.6 million.
(U.S038/INE/KR-BSR/O001)
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