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The value of exports through loading
ports in the Sumatera Utara region in September 2023 decreased compared to
August 2023, namely from US$924.97 million to US$874.78 million or a decrease
of 5.43 percent. When compared with September 2022, Sumatera Utara's exports
decreased by 23.76 percent
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The category of goods that
experienced the largest decline in export value was the animal/vegetable fats
and oils group amounting to US$53.94 million (-12.41%), while the category of
goods that experienced the largest increase in export value in September 2023
compared to August 2023 was the various chemical products category. namely an
increase of US$10.52 million (10.37%).
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Exports to China in September 2023
were the largest, namely US$173.67 million, followed by the United States at
US$113.39 million and India at US$69.85 million with the contribution of the
three reaching 40.80 percent.
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According to the group of main
export destination countries in September 2023, exports to the Asian region
(outside ASEAN) were the largest with a value of US$337.19 million (38.55%).
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The value of imports through
Sumatera Utara in September 2023 on a CIF (cost, insurance & freight)
basis was US$462.76 million or decreased by 4.10 percent compared to August
2023 which was US$482.53 million. When compared with the same month in the
previous year, the value of imports decreased by 12.37 percent.
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The value of imports by goods use
class in September 2023 compared to August 2023, capital goods fell by 10.81
percent, raw/auxiliary materials fell by 0.29 percent and consumer goods fell
by 14.68 percent.
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In September 2023, the category of
goods that experienced the largest decrease in import value was wheat amounting
to US$27.30 million (-64.87%), while the category of goods that experienced the
largest increase in import value was the mineral fuel group amounting to
US$30.91 million (28 .13%).
· The September 2023 import value from
China is the largest, namely US$122.71 million, with its role reaching 26.52
percent of North Sumatra's total imports, followed by Malaysia at US$64.00
million (15.21%) and Singapore at US$52.72 million. (12.53%).
