JAKARTA, June 12 (Reuters): Indonesia is expected to post its biggest trade surplus in six months of US$2.3 billion in May, with exports and imports seen surging amid high commodity prices and a global trade recovery, a Reuters poll has showed.
South-East Asia's biggest economy has recorded a trade surplus every month since May 2020 as shipments were boosted by the high commodity prices and as trade partners eased coronavirus-related restrictions, while import recovery was slower due weak domestic demand.
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