USA remains Lampung's biggest export market

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USA remains Lampung's biggest export market

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Bandarlampung (Antara Lampung) - Lampung's biggest export market is the United States to which the province exported US$59.03 billion worth of goods in November 2016.


"The United States is the largest export destination for Lampung," head of the regional office of Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) Yeane Irmaningrum said here on Friday.


Other export destination for goods from Lampung in 2016 included China to which exports were valued at US$41.55 million, the Netherlands US$39.99 million, India US$36.16 million and Italy US$28.22 million.


Yeane said the five countries accounted for 54.61 percent of the province's total export earning of US$375.32 million in November.


The export value of the province in November was slightly or 0.81 percent higher than in the previous month and 26.54 percent larger year on year.


Its main export commodities are animal/vegetable fats and oils , coffee, tea , spices, coal fish and shrimp.


Increase was recorded in the exports of the edible fats and vegetable oils , processed fruits , fish and shrimps.


"Decline was recorded in the exports of coffee, tea and spices," Yeane said.