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Balance of Trade of Indonesia in the year 2009 reported a surplus of 19.63 billion U.S. dollars. One factor driving is because of the special trade balance surplus in December 2009, which recorded U.S. $ 3 billion.

“When compared with the trade balance surplus by the end of December 2008, which reached 7.82 billion U.S. dollars, the trade balance surplus in 2009 increased three times compared to the year 2008,” said Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Rusman Heriawan in Jakarta, Monday (1/2/2010) when the monthly report on inflation, exports, imports, and economic indicators other.

The trade balance showed an increase or decrease in value of exports and imports. Position in December 2009, Indonesia’s trade balance showed that the cumulative exports reached 116.49 billion U.S. dollars. The value of imports of 96.86 billion U.S. dollars. Thus, the export value of more tingga 19.63 billion U.S. dollars compared to the value of imports, or a surplus. “This is a signal that the actual beginning of the world economy is recovering,” said Rusman.

Having suffered financial crisis and the global economy since the end of 2008, the value of monthly exports Indonesia has always been a negative growth starting from January to September 2009. However, starting in October 2009, the export value grew back positive.

Between October to December 2009, Indonesia exports helped by an increase in international trade in some commodity, namely crude palm oil (CPO), coal, and copper. Export this causes non-oil exports in December 2009 reached 10.83 billion U.S. dollars, or up 28.3 percent compared to November 2009.

Exports in December 2009 it was the biggest in the history of Indonesian exports. Because the highest monthly exports in May 2008, ie 12.9 billion U.S. dollars. “It was exceeded by exports in December 2009, which reached 13.33 billion U.S. dollars,” said Rusman.