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Indonesia's Exports Beat Forecasts, Trade Surplus Narrows

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Spot USD/IDR has added 25 figs and last trades at IDR14,628, showing little in the way of immediate reaction to Indonesian trade data.

  • Indonesia's exports surged 30.47% Y/Y, registering well above the BBG est. of a 12.23% growth. The rise in imports (+25.73% Y/Y) also beat the forecast of a 7.16% increase. Trade surplus shrank and was slightly narrower than projected.
  • Bank Indonesia's Ramelan said that the central bank stands ready to smoothen volatility and stabilise the rupiah.

Fig. 1: Indonesia Exports Y/Y (%)

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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