Neraca Perdagangan Papua Naik 5,5 Persen

Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Papua mencatat neraca perdagangan Bumi Cenderawasih pada Desember 2020 meningkat 5,5 persen apabila dibandingkan dengan November 2020.

“Secara kumulatif, neraca perdagangan Provinsi Papua pada Januari-Desember 2020 mengalami surplus sebesar 1.717,91 juta dolar AS,” jelas Kepala BPS Provinsi Papua Adriana Helena Carolina di Jayapura, Senin,

Ia katakan, nilai ekspor kumulatif Januari-Desember 2020 senilai 1.917,91 juta dolar AS sedangkan nilai impor kumulatif pada periode yang sama senilai 199,46 juta dolar AS.

“Sehingga untuk neraca perdagangan Provinsi Papua kumulatif Januari-Desember 2020 mengalami peningkatan 101,07 persen jika dibandingkan dengan neraca perdagangan kumulatif pada periode sama yang senilai 854,4 juta dolar AS,” ucap Adriana.

Dengan demikian, sambung dia, neraca perdagangan Papua mengalami surplus sebesar 382 76 juta dolar AS pada Desember 2020. Surplus terjadi karena nilai ekspor yang lebih besar dari pada impor.

“Nilai ekspor Papua pada Desember 2020 kan tercatat senilai 407,13 juta dolar AS sedangkan nilai impor Papua pada bulan yang sama sebesar 24,42 juta dolar AS,” ujarnya.

Diketahui, ekspor Papua pada Desember 2020 tercatat senilai 407,13 juta dolar AS atau meningkat sebesar 7,23 persen dibanding bulan sebelumnya yang senilai 379,69 juta dolar AS. 

Sedangkan impor setempat pada Desember 2020 tercatat senilai 24,42 juta dolar AS berupa impor migas senilai 12,33 juta dolar AS dan impor nonmigas senilai 12,09 juta dolar AS.

Papua's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the trade balance of Papua in December 2020 increased by 5.5 percent when compared to November 2020.

"Cumulatively, the trade balance of Papua Province in January-December 2020 experienced a surplus of USD 1,717.91 million," explained Head of Central Statistics Agency of Papua Province Adriana Helena Carolina in Jayapura, Monday,

She said that the cumulative export value of January-December 2020 was valued at USD 1,917.91 million while the cumulative import value in the same period was USD199.46 million.

"Therefore, the cumulative trade balance of Papua Province in January-December 2020 increased by 101.07 percent compared to the cumulative trade balance in the same period of USD854.4 million," said Adriana.

Thus, he continued, Papua's trade balance recorded a surplus of USD382.76 million in December 2020. Surplus occurs because the value of exports is greater than imports.

"The value of Papua's exports in December 2020 was recorded at USD407.13 million while the value of Papuan imports in the same month was USD24.42 million," she said.

It is known that Papua's exports in December 2020 were recorded at USD407.13 million, an increase of 7.23 percent compared to the previous month of USD379.69 million.

Meanwhile, local imports in December 2020 were recorded at USD24.42 million in the form of oil and gas imports worth USD12.33 million and non-oil and gas imports of USD12.09 million