Trade surplus hits $2.59b in July as commodity prices rise
Indonesia’s trade surplus rose 19.8 percent annually to $2.59 billion in July, the second-highest level this year, after May, as high commodity prices buoyed exports, official data show. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Wednesday that exports reached $17.7 billion in July, up 29.3 percent year-on-year (yoy), buoyed by rising prices of commodities such as coal,…
