August 2023, Sumatera Utara Exports will decrease by 4.65 percent and Sumatera Utara Imports will decrease by 14.83 percent

The value of exports through loading ports in the Sumatera Utara region in August 2023 decreased compared to July 2023, namely from US$970.08 million to US$924.97 million or a decrease of 4.65 percent. When compared with August 2022, Sumatera Utara's exports decreased by 31.37 percent

·  The category of goods that experienced the largest increase in export value in August 2023 compared to July 2023 was the animal/vegetable fats and oils, which increased by US$ 151.53 million (53.51%), while the category of goods that experienced the largest decline in export value was coffee, tea and spices amounting to US$12.17 million (-30.86%)

·  Exports to China in August 2023 were the largest, namely US$183.99 million, followed by the United States at US$100.04 million and India at US$85.44 million with the contribution of the three reaching 39.94 percent.

·  According to the group of main export destination countries in August 2023, exports to the Asian region (outside ASEAN) were the largest with a value of US$380.71 million (41.16%).