Antara News·Indonesia·Monday, November 9, 2026 at 09:46 PM UTC

Indonesia's exports rise 5.58 percent through September: Minister

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Akhmad Nazaruddin, Yashinta Difa

Pati, C. Java (ANTARA) - Indonesia's export value from January to September 2026 grew by 5.58 percent compared to the same period the previous year, even as global trade faces challenges stemming from international geopolitical dynamics, according to Trade Minister Budi Santoso.

"Given the current global geopolitical situation, challenges in global trade have certainly intensified. Yet, our exports have shown strong growth," Budi stated on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the export of snack products by PT Dua Kelinci in Pati Regency, Central Java, on Monday.

According to him, this export growth is supported by an increasingly robust domestic industry and the implementation of downstreaming programs, which have added value to national products and enhanced their competitiveness in the international market.

He noted that this positive export performance serves as an indicator of a continuously developing national economy.

The Trade Ministry reported that Indonesia maintained a robust trade balance surplus of US$10.6 billion across the January–September 2026 period.

Budi attributed the strong performance to various manufactured goods, including food and beverages, footwear, and textiles, alongside key commodities such as crude palm oil (CPO) and minerals.

"We continue to foster and develop products with high potential—such as the food products from PT Dua Kelinci in Pati—as they are seeing increasingly favorable market demand," he said.

To sustain export growth, he emphasized the importance of strengthening the trade ecosystem through two approaches, comprising a resource-based strategy and a market-based strategy.

The resource-based strategy involves enhancing management, production capacity, the availability of raw materials, and the quality of human resources.

Meanwhile, the market-based strategy focuses on understanding consumer needs and identifying high-potential export destination countries.

Addressing industrial supply chains, Budi stressed that the availability of domestically produced raw materials must be prioritized to meet the needs of the domestic industry.

Only when there is a surplus can the export of such materials be considered, he noted.

Meanwhile, raw materials that cannot yet be produced domestically must still be sourced through imports to ensure the continuity of national industrial activities.

The minister hopes that the strengthening of the domestic industry and the expansion of export markets will continue to go hand in hand, enabling Indonesian products to become increasingly competitive in the global market.

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