US$6 Miliar, Prediksi Defisit Perdagangan Indonesia di Akhir 2013
Indonesia`s Balance of Trade Deficit Expected above US$6 Billion by the End of 2013
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional memperkirakan Defisit Neraca Perdagangan Indonesia (NPI) hingga akhir 2013 diperkirakan di atas US$6 miliar atau lebih tinggi dari proyeksi pemerintah sebesar US$5 miliar.
Staf Ahli Menteri Bidang Ekonomi Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional, Bambang Prijambodo mengatakan sulit mengerem laju pertumbuhan impor di November dan Desember karena ada Natal dan Tahun Baru yang akan memicu peningkatan permintaan produk impor.
Menurutnya, dengan capaian perdagangan hingga Oktober 2013, untuk mencapai target defisit perdagangan US$ 5 miliar, maka pada November dan Desember neraca perdagangan harus mencatat surplus lebih dari US$ 1,36 miliar.
Jakarta (B2B) - Ministry of National Development Planning predicted Indonesia’s balance of trade (NPI) by the end of 2013 is predicted to be deficit by above US$6 billion, higher than the government’s projection of US$5 billion.
Bambang Prijambodo, Expert Staff of the Ministry of National Development Planning, said it is difficult to slow down import growth rate in November and December due to Christmas and New Year which will drive higher demand for imported products.
According to him, with trade achievement as of October 2013, to meet balance of trade deficit target of US$5 billion, by November and December, balance of trade must record a surplus by more than US$1.36 billion.
