Two commodities were able to support the February 2014 trade balance considerably due to higher prices and increased demand. These were crude palm oil and cacao. Other commodities, however, still posted declining prices (such as rubber, gold, aluminium, soybean, wheat, meat and sugar).

In January 2014, Indonesia had recorded a USD $430.6 million trade deficit.


Indonesia's Trade Balance 2014 (in billion US Dollar):

2014                              Export                              Import
Month   Oil & Gas   Non Oil & Gas   Total   Oil & Gas
  Non Oil & Gas   Total
January       2,50          11,97   14,47       3,55          11,37   14,92
February       2,66          11,91   14,57       3,46          10,33   13,79
Jan-Feb       5,16          23.88   29,04       7,01          21,69   28,70


Indonesia's Trade Balance 2013 (in billion US Dollar):

2013                              Export                              Import
Month   Oil & Gas   Non Oil & Gas   Total   Oil & Gas
  Non Oil & Gas   Total
January       2,66          12,72   15,38       3,97          11,48   15,45
February       2,57          12,45   15,02       3,64          11,67   15,31
March       2,93          12,09   15,02       3,90          10,99   14,89
April       2,45          12,31   14,76       3,63          12,83   16,46
May       2,92          13,21   16,13       3,43          13,23   16,66
June       2,80          11,96   14,76       3,53          12,11   15,64
July       2,28          12,81   15,09       4,14          13,28   17,42
August       2,72          10,36   13,08       3,67           9,34   13,01
September       2,41          12,29   14,70       3,72          11,79   15,51
October       2,72          12,99   15,70       3,47          12,20   15,67
November       2,77          13,17   15,94       3,70          11,21   15,15
December       3,41          13,58   16,98       4,22          11,24   15,46
Jan-Dec      32,63         149,93  182,57       45,27         141,36  186,36

Source: Statistics Indonesia

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