Desember 2013, Neraca Perdagangan Diprediksi BI Surplus US$785 Juta
Indonesian Trade Balance Record a Surplus US$785 Million in December 2013
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Jakarta (B2B) - Neraca perdagangan Indonesia pada Desember 2013 diprediksi oleh Bank Indonesia (BI) mengalami surplus sebesar US$785 juta, sedikit lebih tinggi dibandingkan surplus pada November 2013 yang mencapai US$776,8 juta.
"Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh, bulan Desember neraca perdagangan total estimasinya akan surplus 785 juta dolar AS, kalau dibandingkan November kan sekitar 776,8 juta dolar AS," kata Deputi Gubernur BI, Perry Warjiyo dalam Forum Group Discusion dengan media di Jakarta, Rabu (15/1).
Sementara itu, lanjut Perry, untuk sektor non migas pihaknya memperkirakan surplus sebesar 2,2 miliar dolar AS pada Desember 2013, mmeningkat dibandingkan surplus pada November 2013 yang sebesar 1,96 miliar dolar AS.
"Jadi neraca perdagangan surplusnya di Desember lebih tinggi apalagi surplus neraca perdagangan non migas yang pada bulan Desember lebih tinggi," kata Perry.
Perry menambahkan, berdasarkan kajian BI juga menyebutkan pada triwulan IV-2013, estimasi neraca perdagangan totalnya akan mengalami surplus sebesar 1,6 miliar dolar AS.
Sementara di sisi lain, neraca perdagangan non migas pada triwulan IV-2013 akan mengalami surplus sebesar 5 miliar dolar AS.
"Ini akan sangat bagus jika kita lihat pada perbandingannya non migas yang surplusnya 5 miliar dolar AS pada triwulan III yang hanya 1 miliar dolar AS," kata Perry.
Menurut Perry, membaiknya neraca transaksi perdagangan tersebut tidak lepas dari semakin membaiknya harga komoditas setelah beberapa waktu belakangan mengalami penurunan.
Jakarta (B2B) - Bank Indonesia (BI) has forecast the countrys balance of trade to record a surplus of US$785 million in December 2013, up from US$776.8 million the month before.
"Based on the data, the surplus will be US$785 million in December 2013 as compared to US$776.8 million in November 2013," Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Perry Warjiyo stated at the group discussion forum with the media here on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the non-oil/non-gas trade is expected to see a surplus of US$2.2 billion in December 2013 as compared to US$1.96 billion a month earlier, he noted.
"The balance of trade will record a higher surplus in December and a similar trend is expected in the non-oil/non-gas trade," he remarked.
The results of a research conducted by the central bank suggested that the balance of trade was forecast to reach a surplus of US$1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, he claimed.
Meanwhile, the non-oil/non-gas trade was expected to enjoy a surplus of US$5 billion in the fourth quarter.
"This is very favorable when compared to the surplus of the non-oil/non-gas trade in the third quarter of 2013, which reached US$1 billion," he noted.
The improving trade balance is intrinsically linked to the rising commodity prices in the global market during the past few weeks, he pointed out.
