Indonesia posts US$3.5bil trade surplus, above expectations

The resource-rich country has continued to post a trade surplus monthly as imports have also weakened. — Reuters

JAKARTA: Indonesia booked a US$3.48bil trade surplus last month, bigger than predicted, as exports and imports fell less than expected, data from the statistics bureau show.

Shipments from South-East Asia’s largest economy have been declining by value in recent months amid falling global commodity prices.