BPS head Suhariyanto attributed the deficit to a US$600 million deficit in the oil and gas trade.
Suhariyanto said a surplus of US$330 million in the trade of non-oil/gas commodities was not enough to offset the large deficit in the oil and gas trade.
The country recorded US$13.61 billion in exports as against imports of US$13.88 billion in July.
Cumulatively, the country recorded a surplus of US$7.39 billion in the first seven months of the year with exports valued at US$93.59 billion as against imports of US$86.20 billion.
Year-on-year, the surplus rose from US$4.76 billion in the first seven months of 2016.
Surplus has always been contributed by non-oil/gas sector, Suhariyanto said.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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