AMBON - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Maluku Province stated that the oil and gas sector (Migas) was the biggest support for the increasing export value of Maluku for the January-August 2022 period, reaching 48.39 million US dollars.
This figure increased by 44.27 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
"Cumulatively, the value of Maluku's exports in the January-August 2022 period was recorded at 48.39 million US dollars, an increase of around 44.27 percent, due to the oil and gas commodity," said Head of BPS Maluku Province Asep Riyadi as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, October 4.
He explained that the oil and gas sector export activities in the January-August period in the form of crude petroleum oil amounted to 26.33 million US dollars.
Meanwhile, from the non-oil and gas sector, with a value of 22.06 million US dollars, namely tuna, squid, live grouper fish, Kakatua fish, Rajabau fish, shrimp, mangrove walnut crabs, eucalyptus oil, and spare parts for machines.
The comparison between the export value of Maluku January-August 2022 to the same period in 2021 showed an increase of around 44.27 percent.
Even so, he said, during the January-August 2022 period, Maluku's export volume reached 40.12 percent, down 23.86 percent compared to the same period last year.
In August 2022, Maluku's export volume reached 0.01 thousand tons, down 99.20 percent compared to July 2022, mainly triggered by the decline in exports of non-oil and gas commodities in the form of fish and shrimp groups.
He explained that Maluku exported to ASEAN member countries in January-August 2022, the largest to Singapore worth US$3.23 million or an increase of 1.311.15 percent compared to the same period 2021.
In other Asian countries, namely India followed by China and Japan.
"Exports to India contributed 54.49 percent of Maluku's total exports, then China increased 115.15 percent, and on the contrary exports to Japan decreased by 36.49 percent compared to the same period 2021," he said.
He added, cumulatively the export value of commodities from Maluku exported from outside Maluku ports in January-August 2022 reached 21.30 million US dollars, or an increase of 112.02 percent compared to the same period 2021.
Meanwhile, the total export value through the port outside Maluku in August 2022 reached US$2.57 million, a decrease of 42.08 percent compared to July 2022.
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