EXPORT
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The value of exports through the port of loading in the Sumatera
Utara region in October 2019 decreased compared to September 2019, from
US $ 692.26 million to US $ 647.08 million or decreased by 6.53 percent.
When compared with October 2018, Sumatera Utara exports decreased by
20.86 percent.
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The group of goods that experienced an increase in the value of
Sumatera Utara's exports in October 2019 against September 2019 was the
tobacco group of US $ 4.52 million (16.05%) followed by organic
chemicals of US $ 2.67 million (10.40%). The decline in export value
occurred in animal / vegetable fats and oils of US $ 56.40 million
(-18.78%) followed by various chemical products of US $ 12.85 million
(-18.33%).
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Exports to China in October 2019 were the largest at US $ 98.63 million
followed by the United States at US $ 87.93 million and Japan at US $
51.44 million with the contribution of the three reaching 36.78 percent.
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According to the group of main export destinations in October 2019,
exports to the Asian region (outside ASEAN) were the largest with a
value of US $ 252.31 (38.99 percent).
IMPORT
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Import value through Sumatera Utara in October 2019 on the basis of CIF
(cost, insurance & freight) of US $ 336.96 million, down 15.53
percent compared to September 2019 which reached US $ 398.91 million.
When compared with the same month in the previous year, the value of
imports decreased by 35.47 percent.
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Import value by category of use of goods in October 2019 compared to
September 2019, capital goods fell by 42.70 percent, raw / auxiliary
materials decreased by 9.42 percent while consumer goods rose by 0.16
percent.
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In October 2019, the group of goods that experienced the highest
increase in import value was iron and steel by US $ 9.53 million
(65.35%), followed by wheat by US $ 3.98 million (73.00%). The goods
that experienced a decline in the value of imports were machineries /
aircraft mechanics at US $ 36.21 million (-44.86%) and inorganic
chemicals at US $ 12.35 million (-43.77%).
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Import value in October 2019 from China was the largest at US $ 101.00
million with a role of 29.97 percent of total Sumatera Utara imports,
followed by Malaysia at US $ 34.71 million (10.30%) and the United
States at US $ 27 36 million (8.12%).
