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        "msgid": "ministry-of-trade-processing-industry-dominates-indonesias-exports-at-the-start-of-2026-1778190973",
        "date": "2026-05-06 10:39:08",
        "title": "Ministry of Trade: Processing Industry Dominates Indonesia's Exports at the Start of 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Indonesia's export growth in the first three months of 2026 was primarily driven by the processing industry, which rose 3.96% to $54.98 billion, accounting for 82.25% of total exports, with significant increases in nickel, tin, and aluminium products. While agricultural and mining sectors experienced declines, non-oil and gas exports grew modestly by 0.98% to $63.60 billion, supported by strong demand from markets like Spain, Egypt, and China. This performance underscores the resilience of Indonesia's manufacturing sector amid global price trends and shifting trade partnerships.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) recorded that the\nprocessing industry sector, including nickel, aluminium, and organic\nchemical materials, drove export growth during the January-March 2026\nperiod.<\/p>\n<p>Trade Minister Budi Santoso stated that the processing industry also\ndominated the structure of total export share in that period at\n82.25%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the first three months of 2026, export growth was driven\nby the performance of the processing industry sector, which rose 3.96%\nto $54.98 billion compared to $52.89 billion in the January-March 2025\nperiod,\u201d Budi said in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The highest increases occurred in nickel and its derivatives, which\nsurged 60.60%; tin and its derivatives 49.09%; aluminium and its\nderivatives 40.97%; organic chemicals 21.44%; and inorganic chemicals\n14.46% cumulatively.<\/p>\n<p>According to Budi, this increase was influenced by global price\ntrends and demand from trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>However, the agricultural sector\u2019s export performance fell 32.18%,\nand the mining and other sectors declined 11.17% in the January-March\n2026 period. Coffee, tea, and spices were the agricultural commodities\nwith the deepest export drop at 40.15%.<\/p>\n<p>Cumulatively for January-March 2026, Indonesia\u2019s total exports\nreached $66.85 billion, or a slim growth of 0.34% compared to the same\nperiod last year.<\/p>\n<p>This performance was mainly supported by non-oil and gas exports,\nwhich increased 0.98% to $63.60 billion, amid a contraction in oil and\ngas exports of 10.58% to $3.25 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of export destinations, Indonesia\u2019s non-oil and gas exports\nin January-March 2026 showed strong growth in several markets.<\/p>\n<p>The highest export surge was recorded to Spain at 38.86%, followed by\nEgypt 25.43%, China 17.49%, Thailand 13.58%, and the Netherlands\n11.37%.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, exports to non-traditional regions such as other\nCentral Asia, North Africa, East Asia, other South America, and West\nAfrica recorded positive performance.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2026, Indonesia\u2019s export performance was recorded at $22.53\nbillion, or a 1.62% growth compared to February 2026 on a monthly basis,\nalthough it still contracted 3.10% year-on-year.<\/p>\n<p>The monthly export increase was driven by a surge in oil and gas\nexports of 18.60%, while non-oil and gas exports grew limitedly by\n0.75%.<\/p>\n<p>The rise in non-oil and gas exports was supported by significant\nincreases in several major commodities, including metal ores, slag, and\nash which jumped 8,055.36%, aluminium 112.99%, and precious metals and\njewellery 98.89%.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, growth was also supported by rising demand from major\ntrading partners, particularly Hong Kong which grew 78.20%, Thailand\n67.08%, and Taiwan 29.38% on a monthly basis.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-trade-processing-industry-dominates-indonesias-exports-at-the-start-of-2026-1778190973",
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