BPS Chief Suryamin FOTO ANTARA/Dhoni Setiawan)

BPS Chief Suryamin said on Monday that Indonesia`s exports reached US$16.72 billion while its imports totaled US$17.21 billion in May 2012, resulting in a deficit of US$845 million.
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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia recorded a deficit of US$845 million in its balance of trade in May 2012, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said.

BPS Chief Suryamin said on Monday that Indonesia`s exports reached US$16.72 billion while its imports totaled US$17.21 billion in May 2012, resulting in a deficit of US$845 million.

Indonesia`s imports rose slightly by 1.61 percent to US$17.21 billion in May 2012 from US$16.94 billion a month earlier.

"The increase was chiefly fueled by non-oil/non-gas imports which rose by 6.13 percent or US$675.2 million," Suryamin said.

Meanwhile, Indonesia`s exports in May 2012 increased by 3.41 percent to US$16.72 billion from US$16.173 billion in the previous month, according to the BPS.

The May 2012 exports consisted of oil and gas commodities worth US$3.71 billion and non-oil/non-gas commodities worth US$13.12 billion. (*)

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