Lampung Chalks Up Increase in Exports on Year

Bandarlampung, July 16 (ANTARA Lampung) - The province of Lampung recorded an increase of 2.78 percent on-year in exports to US$1,833 million in the first half of the year.

Most of the country`s provinces recorded a decline in exports on-year in 2015.

The country`s total exports in the first half of the year fell 11.86 percent to US$78.29 billion with exports in June down 12.78 percent to US$13.44 billion on-year.

In June, Lampung recorded a surplus of US$92 million in June with exports valued at US$302.4 million, though declining 5.15 percent from May.

Lampung`s main export commodities are animal and vegetable fats and oils, coffee, teas , spices , coal and wood pulp.