REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Deputy of Statistics, Distribution and Services of Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Sasmito Hadi Wibowo said Indonesia's trade balance in April 2015 had a surplus of 0.45 billion USD. It was triggered by the non-oil sector surplus, which reached 1.33 billion USD.

"With this surplus, at least we can increase state foreign exchange reserves," said Sasmito in Jakarta, on Friday, May 15.

Sasmito said the total value of the trade balance in January-April 2015 increased to 2.77 billion USD compared to the same period in 2014, which suffered minus 0.91 billion USD. Meanwhile, the total volume of trade balance in January-April 2015 decreased to 127.81 million tons compared to the same period in 2014.

In the period from January to April 2014, the volume of the trade balance reached 140.71 million tons. Although the overall trade balance had a surplus, oil and gas sectors suffered deficit up to 0.88 billion USD or 0.65 million tons.

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