"The exports of top 10 commodities, including mineral fuels and animal and vegetable fats declined due to low global commodity prices," BPS Chairman Suryamin stated at a press briefing here on Tuesday.
Suryamin noted that the exports in November 2015 also declined 7.91 percent from US$12.12 billion in the previous month.
Compared to a month earlier, non-oil/non-gas exports in November 2015 plummeted 10.81 percent, with animal and vegetable fats and oils recording the biggest fall of US$152.8 million, or 9.76 percent, he remarked.
However, footwear exports rose 17.72 percent to US$66.3 million in November 2015 compared to the previous month, he pointed out.
Japan, China, and the United States were the main destination countries for footwear exports.
The United States was the biggest market for Indonesias non-oil/non-gas commodities in November 2015, with a value of US$1.16 billion, followed by China with US$1.02 billion, and Japan with US$990 million.
The exports to the three countries constituted 33.07 percent of Indonesias overall exports, while exports to the European Union were valued at US$1.12 billion.
Cumulatively, Indonesias exports in the January-November 2015 period reached US$138.42 billion, down 14.32 percent from the same period last year, while non-oil/non-gas exports decreased by 9.43 percent to US$121.08 billion.
The exports of manufactured goods during the January-November 2015 period fell 8.75 percent, minerals 14.98 percent, and farm products 1.41 percent compared to the corresponding period last year.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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