EXPORT
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The export value through loading ports in the Sumatera Utara region in
January 2019 has increased compared to December 2018, namely from US $
662.74 million to US $ 682.28 million or an increase of 2.95 percent.
When compared with January 2018, Sumatera Utara exports decreased by
1.15 percent.
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The largest increase in Sumatera Utara export value in January 2019
against December 2018 occurred in various chemical products (HS 38) of
US $ 14.66 million (21.45%) followed by rubber and rubber goods (HS 40)
and animal fats and oils / vegetable (HS 15) amounting to US $ 7.26
million (9.19%) and US $ 6.38 million (2.38%) Whereas the largest
decline occurred in the coffee, tea, spices (HS 09) group of US $ 2 , 26
million (-5.17%).
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Exports to the United States in January 2019 were the largest, namely
US $ 97.51 million, followed by China with US $ 61.99 million, and India
with US $ 59.07 million, with the contribution of the three reaching
32.03 percent.
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According to the group of export destination countries in January 2019,
exports to the Asian region (outside ASEAN) are the largest with a
value of US $ 210.47 million (30.85 percent).
IMPORT
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The import value through Sumatera Utara in January 2019 on the basis of
CIF (cost, insurance & freight) amounted to US $ 457.69 million, or
decreased by 1.54 percent compared to December 2018 which reached US $
464.82 million. When compared with the same month in the previous year,
the value of imports decreased by 2.00 percent.
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Import value in January 2019 compared to December 2018, capital goods
fell by 50.96 percent, consumer goods fell by 38.26 percent and raw /
auxiliary materials rose by 17.08 percent.
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In January 2019, the class of goods experiencing the largest increase
in import value was inorganic chemicals (HS 28) of US $ 25.84 million
(125.55%), followed by pulp / leftovers from the food industry (HS 85)
of US $ 21.27 million (119.38%) while the class of goods experiencing
the largest decline in import value were machinery / mechanical aircraft
(HS 84) of US $ 47.77 (-44.81%) followed by electric machinery /
equipment (HS 27) of US $ 11 , 79 million (-23.08%).
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The January 2019 import value from China was the largest, namely US $
137.06 million, with a role of 29.95 percent of Sumatera Utara total
imports, followed by Australia at US $ 49.67 million (10.85%), and
Malaysia at US $ 33 , 92 million (7.41%).
