Demo Workers Not Affect Exports of Indonesia, India Top contributors

Demo Workers Not Affect Exports of Indonesia, India Top contributors

  Deputy Trade Minister Bayu Krisnamurthi optimistic Indonesian export products, such as textiles are still rising, although there is still a demo workers demanding increase in the minimum wage (UMR).

"The issue of Indonesian exports will decline by the end of 2013 due to the demo workers demanding wage hike, but I still remain optimistic that our exports increase," said Deputy Minister of Trade in Jakarta, Wednesday (6/11).

In September 2013 exports reached $ 14.8 billion, up 13.2%, consisting of oil and gas exports USD 2.5 billion (down 7.5%) and non-oil U.S. $ 12.3 billion (up 18.6%).

While total exports from January to September 2013 amounted to USD 134 billion, down 6.3%, but the total volume of exports and the volume of non-oil exports still grew by 19.2%.

Indian state supreme contributor to Indonesia's trade surplus reached $ 65 billion, both the United States totaled $ 4.6 billion, the Netherlands 2.3 billion.