Trucks drive past stacks of containers at the Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb 3, 2023. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/file photo
JAKARTA – Indonesia booked a surprisingly large trade surplus of $3.46 billion in June, as exports and imports plunged more than expected, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday.
A Reuters poll of economists had expected a surplus of $1.35 billion last month. The country recorded a surplus of around $440 million in May.
Exports slumped 21.18 percent on a yearly basis to $20.61 billion in June, deeper than the 18.85-percent fall expected in the poll.
Imports were down 18.35 percent on a yearly basis to $17.15 billion, compared with the poll’s forecast of 7.75 percent contraction.
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