Indonesia's palm oil and steel exports surge in first half, while coal exports fall

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

JAKARTA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — Indonesia saw a sharp increase in exports of two major commodities — crude palm oil and its products, and iron and steel — in the first half of this year, while coal exports fell significantly, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Friday.

BPS Deputy Commissioner for Distribution and Services Statistics Pooji Ismartini noted that in the first half of the year, exports of crude palm oil and its derivatives grew by 24.91 percent year-on-year to US$11.43 billion.

Iron and steel exports rose 9.79 percent year-on-year to $13.79 billion over the same period, she said at a press conference.

In contrast, coal exports for the period from January to June fell by 21.09 percent year-on-year to $11.97 billion, P. Ismartini added.

According to her, the share of Indonesia's top three export commodities in total exports in the first half of the year was 28.97 percent. –0–

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