EXPORT
• The export value through loading ports in the Sumatera Utara region in January 2019 has increased compared to December 2018, namely from US $ 662.74 million to US $ 682.28 million or an increase of 2.95 percent. When compared with January 2018, Sumatera Utara exports decreased by 1.15 percent.
• The largest increase in Sumatera Utara export value in January 2019 against December 2018 occurred in various chemical products (HS 38) of US $ 14.66 million (21.45%) followed by rubber and rubber goods (HS 40) and animal fats and oils / vegetable (HS 15) amounting to US $ 7.26 million (9.19%) and US $ 6.38 million (2.38%) Whereas the largest decline occurred in the coffee, tea, spices (HS 09) group of US $ 2 , 26 million (-5.17%).
• Exports to the United States in January 2019 were the largest, namely US $ 97.51 million, followed by China with US $ 61.99 million, and India with US $ 59.07 million, with the contribution of the three reaching 32.03 percent.
• According to the group of export destination countries in January 2019, exports to the Asian region (outside ASEAN) are the largest with a value of US $ 210.47 million (30.85 percent).
IMPORT
• The import value through Sumatera Utara in January 2019 on the basis of CIF (cost, insurance & freight) amounted to US $ 457.69 million, or decreased by 1.54 percent compared to December 2018 which reached US $ 464.82 million. When compared with the same month in the previous year, the value of imports decreased by 2.00 percent.
• Import value in January 2019 compared to December 2018, capital goods fell by 50.96 percent, consumer goods fell by 38.26 percent and raw / auxiliary materials rose by 17.08 percent.
• In January 2019, the class of goods experiencing the largest increase in import value was inorganic chemicals (HS 28) of US $ 25.84 million (125.55%), followed by pulp / leftovers from the food industry (HS 85) of US $ 21.27 million (119.38%) while the class of goods experiencing the largest decline in import value were machinery / mechanical aircraft (HS 84) of US $ 47.77 (-44.81%) followed by electric machinery / equipment (HS 27) of US $ 11 , 79 million (-23.08%).
• The January 2019 import value from China was the largest, namely US $ 137.06 million, with a role of 29.95 percent of Sumatera Utara total imports, followed by Australia at US $ 49.67 million (10.85%), and Malaysia at US $ 33 , 92 million (7.41%).
