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        "id": 1581774,
        "msgid": "bps-papuas-export-share-to-australia-reaches-71-per-cent-in-january-2026-1772456424",
        "date": "2026-03-02 18:44:39",
        "title": "BPS: Papua's export share to Australia reaches 71 per cent in January 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Australia has become Papua's primary export destination, accounting for 71.17 per cent of the province's total export value in January 2026, with exports valued at USD 3,083.48 thousand. New Zealand and Papua New Guinea follow as secondary destinations, though Papua's overall exports declined 30.69 per cent month-on-month to USD 4,332.27 thousand, whilst non-mineral commodities, particularly timber and wood products, dominated the export portfolio at 99.87 per cent.",
        "content": "<p>Jayapura, Papua \u2014 The Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat\nStatistik, BPS) of Papua Province has recorded Australia as Papua\u2019s\nprimary export destination in January 2026, accounting for 71.17 per\ncent of the total export value.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of BPS Papua, Adriana Helena Carolina, stated in Jayapura on\nMonday that Papua\u2019s export value to Australia in January 2026 was\nrecorded at USD 3,083.48 thousand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBesides Australia, the two largest alternative export destinations\nare New Zealand at USD 688.76 thousand, or 15.90 per cent, and Papua New\nGuinea at USD 363.26 thousand, or 8.39 per cent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Adriana, overall exports to the six primary destinations\nin January 2026 were recorded at USD 4,135.56 thousand, a decline of\n28.98 per cent compared to December 2025, which reached USD 5,823.26\nthousand.<\/p>\n<p>However, Papua\u2019s exports to the six primary destinations in January\n2026 increased by 24.70 per cent compared to the same period in the\nprevious year, which stood at USD 3,316.49 thousand.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Papua\u2019s total export value in January 2026 was USD\n4,332.27 thousand, or down 30.69 per cent compared to December 2025,\nwhich was recorded at USD 6,250.77 thousand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decline was influenced by the reduced value of exports in\nseveral key commodities, although on an annual basis it still shows a\npositive trend in some destination countries,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She added that based on commodity type, Papua\u2019s exports in January\n2026 were dominated by non-mineral commodities at 99.87 per cent, whilst\nmineral commodities accounted for only 0.13 per cent of total\nexports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNon-mineral exports during that period consisted of timber and\ntimber products (HS44) valued at USD 3,955.56 thousand and other\nnon-mineral exports at USD 371.20 thousand. Meanwhile, mineral commodity\nexports were recorded at USD 5.50 thousand,\u201d she said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bps-papuas-export-share-to-australia-reaches-71-per-cent-in-january-2026-1772456424",
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