The country`s non-oil andgas exports in the month were valued at US$12.45 billion while its oil and gas exports reached US$2.54 billion, the chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics, Suryamin, said here on Monday.
Compared to total exports from January to February last year, exports from January to February this year were down 2.88 percent.
Suryamin said the drop in the exports of oil and gas followed the decline in the oil revenue by 15.36 percent to US$324.1 million and gas exports by 12.32 percent to US$1.4 billion.
He said exports of crude oil were up 21.14 percent to US$814 million.
The drop in the non-oil and gas exports was contributed by exports of fat and animal/vegetable oils that were down 15.3 percent to US$1.65 billion, motor vehicles and their parts by 3.07 percent to US$368.7 million, non-weaving garments by 2.74 percent to US$318.6 million and footwear by 2.47 percent to US$277.4 million.
"The biggest slide was recorded in the exports of mineral fuels by 16.65 percent to US$2.073 billion," Suryamin said.
Non-oil and gas commodities that recorded a rise in exports were machinery/electrical equipment rising by 7.10 percent to US$955.2 million, rubber and rubber products up by 6.21 percent to US$809.3 million, aircraft machinery/mechanical equipment by 3.78 percent to US$471.8 million, iron ore, ash and slag by 3.62 percent to US$462.5 million and paper/cardboard by 2.32 percent to US$317.9 million.
Suryamin said based on non-oil/gas export destinations China has remained the biggest importer in February with its imports reaching US$1.8 billion, followed by Japan reaching US$1.37 billion and the US US$1.16 billion. "The three countries contributed up to 34.89 percent," he said.
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Reporter: Permata Dewi
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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