JAKARTA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia posted trade surplus of 200 million U.S. dollars in June, the country's Central Statistics Bureau (BPS) Chief Suhariyanto said on Monday.
Total exports of the month were 11.78 billion dollars, while total imports stood at 11.58 billion dollars, he said.
"Indonesia's international trade in June seen robust with a surplus of 0.2 billion dollars," he said in his office.
The exports and imports figures in June were 20.54 percent and 20.7 percent, respectively, lower than in the previous month, he added.
Significant import reduction was seen in the food sector that dropped 33.57 percent from last month, contributed by lowering imports on wine, frozen meat from India and Australia, as well as garlic, apples and milk powder.
Imports on raw materials for cell phone and fertilizer industries also decreased 17.78 percent, he added.
"More reductions were also seen in imports of capital goods, among others in equipment, machinery and electrical tools, which lowered 25.53 percent," he added.
The decrease in exports last month was caused by lower exports on non-oil and gas, and oil and gas products that dropped by 19.39 percent and 34.36 percent respectively, he said.
Suhariyanto said that despite trade surplus in February, March, May and June, Indonesia booked a total deficit of 1.93 billion dollars in the first half of this year.
The first half deficit was larger than 1.2 billion dollars recorded last year.
