Indonesia's trade surplus beats forecast in August on export recovery


A shipping container being loaded in Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta. — Bloomberg

JAKARTA: Indonesia's trade surplus rose to a three-month high in August, topping forecasts, as exports grew much faster than expected, official data showed on Tuesday.

The August trade data is among economic indicators the central bank will analyse during its two-day policy meeting starting on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters ahead of the trade data expected Bank Indonesia (BI) to leave rates unchanged.

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