The January 2015 exports also tumbled 8.09 percent compared to the same month last year, BPS Chief Suryamin told a press conference here on Monday.
He said non-oil/non-gas exports in January 2015 reached US$11.22 billion, down 8.51 percent from US$12.22 billion the month before.
Compared to the same month last year, the non-oil/non-gas exports in January 2015 dropped 6.24 percent, he said.
Oil and gas exports also fell 11.75 percent to US$2.07 billion in January 2015 from US$2.35 billion a month earlier, with the export of animal and vegetable fats and oils tumbling 9.55 percent to US$162.6 million. However, jewelry exports jumped 61.77 percent to US$293.4 million.
Based on sectors, non-oil/non-gas exports from the processing industry declined 4.69 percent and mining industry dropped 16.34 percent in January 2015 from the same month last year.
The United States remained the biggest market for Indonesias non-oil/non-gas exports in January 2015 with a value of US$1.25 billion, followed by Japan US$1.15 billion and China US$1.08 billion.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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