Abstraction
EXPORT
• The value of exports through the port of loading in the Sumatera Utara region
in February 2020 increased compared to January 2020, from US $ 590.02
million to US $ 684.01 million or an increase of 15.93 percent. When
compared to February 2019, Sumatera Utara's exports experienced an increase of 18.83 percent.
• The group of goods that experienced the largest increase in the value of Sumatera Utara's
exports in February 2020 against January 2020 was the group of fats and
animal / vegetable oils of US $ 77.06 million (37.37%). The biggest
decline in export value occurred in various chemical products by US $
3.65 million (-5.82%).
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Exports to the United States in February 2020 were the largest at US $
79.47 million followed by India at US $ 66.22 million and China at US $
44.14 million with the contribution of the three reaching 27.75 percent.
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According to the group of main export destinations in February 2020,
exports to the Asian region (outside ASEAN) were the largest with a
value of US $ 203, 20 million (29.71 percent).
IMPORT
• Import value through Sumatera Utara in
February 2020 on the basis of CIF (cost, insurance & freight) of US
$ 317.88 million, or decreased by 18.77 percent compared to January
2020 which reached US $ 391.34 million. When compared with the same
month in the previous year, the value of imports increased by 7.07
percent.
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Import value by category of use of goods in February 2020 compared to
January 2020, capital goods fell by 54.93 percent, raw / auxiliary
materials decreased by 9.64 percent and consumption goods decreased by
27.77 percent.
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In February 2020, the group that experienced the highest increase in
import value was mineral fuels of US $ 5.12 million (11.41%). The
category of goods that experienced the greatest decline in import values
were machineries / aircraft mechanics at US $ 38.92 million
(-51.40%).
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The February 2020 import value from Malaysia was the largest at US $
62.24 million with a contribution of 19.58 percent of the total Sumatera Utara imports, followed by China at US $ 61.45 million (19.33%) and Australia at US $ 24, 93 million (7.84%).
