REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that Indonesia's trade balance was surplus of 304.9 million USD in March 2013, but the total volume from January to March was still deficit 67.5 million USD. Exports contributed 15 billion USD, while imports reached 14.70 billion USD.
Head of BPS, Suryamin explained that oil imports at 3.7 billion USD caused deficit for oil and gas sectors worth 805.2 million USD. "Non-oil sector showed surplus of 1.1 billion USD, driven by exports 12.1 billion USD, while imports only recorded 10.9 billion USD," he said on Wednesday.
BPS also recorded April's deflation by 0.1 percent, due to the food price decrease. Food contributed 0.8 percent to the deflation, followed by clothing at 1.13 percent.