In the
first five months of 2013, Indonesia’s trade deficit hit 2.53
billion USD when it exported 76.25 billion USD and imported 78.78
billion USD worth of commodities.
A slowdown in China, the
country’s biggest trading partner, is one of the main reasons that
affect Indonesia’s trade balance, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said.
As
of present, non-oil and gas exports to China have dropped by 3.67
percent from 2012 to 8.56 billion USD. At present, China ,
along with India , is among the biggest buyers of Indonesia ’s
primary commodities, such as palm oil and coal.-VNA