Defisit Neraca Perdagangan Juli 2013, Tertinggi dalam Sejarah RI
Trade Deficit in July 2013 is the Highest in Indonesia History
Reporter : Gatot Priyantono
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Defisit neraca perdagangan Juli 2013 yang mencapai US$2,31 miliar merupakan defisit tertinggi sepanjang sejarah Indonesia, baik untuk defisit bulanan maupun defisit periode Januari-Juli.
Deputi Bidang Statistik dan Jasa, Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Sasmito Hadi Wibowo mengatakan defisit neraca perdagangan Juli, lebih tinggi dibanding Juni sebesar US$0,85 miliar, karena konsumsi yang meningkat cukup tinggi dan pelemahan nilai tukar rupiah sehingga nilai impor cenderung naik.
"Pemerintah harus segera menyelesaikan permasalahan struktural yang membuat defisit neraca perdagangan terus melebar. Pertumbuhan penduduk yang besar dan daya beli yang meningkat tidak diimbangi dengan kemandirian menyebabkan peningkatan impor," kata Sasmito di Jakarta.
Kepala BPS Suryamin menambahkan bahwa defisit perdagangan Juli 2013 mencapai US$2,31 miliar, sementara defisit kumulatif tahun berjalan dari Januari sampai Juli 2013 tercatat mencapai US$5,65 miliar. Defisit terjadi karena peningkatan impor untuk memenuhi tuntutan kebutuhan pangan yang meningkat selama bulan puasa lalu. Pada bulan Agustus, impor tidak menurun drastis karena sebagian pemudik masih membutuhkan bahan bakar.
"Kemungkinan pengurangan defisit akan terasa pada bulan September karena pemerintah akan mengurangi impor bahan bakar," kata Suryamin.
Defisit neraca perdagangan terjadi karena defisit neraca minyak sebesar US$1,86 miliar dan defisit komoditas nonmigas sebesar US$0,45 miliar.
Jumlah surplus volume perdagangan adalah sebesar 42,87 juta ton, dengan defisit volume perdagangan minyak dan gas sebesar 1,34 juta ton, dan volume perdagangan nonmigas pada Juli 2013 mencatat surplus sebesar 44,21 miliar ton.
Ekspor Indonesia pada Juli 2013 mencapai US$15,11 miliar, naik 2,37% dibandingkan bulan Juni, tapi turun 6,07% dibanding periode yang sama pada 2012. Sementara itu, nilai impor mencapai US$17,42 miliar, naik 11,4% dibandingkan dengan bulan sebelumnya dan meningkat 6,5% dibanding Juli 2012.
Jakarta (B2B) - Trade deficit in July 2013, which reached US$ 2.31 billion, is the highest deficit in history, both as monthly and as year-to-date (January to July) deficits.
Sasmito Hadi Wibowo, Deputy Minister of Statistics and Service at the Indonesia Statistics (BPS), said the trade deficit in July was higher than deficit in June of US$ 0.85 billion due to higher consumption and weaker exchange rates, resulting in higher imports value.
The government is asked to resolve structural problems that make the trade deficit continue to widen. The problems include large population growth and increased purchasing power.
Suryamin, Head of BPS, explained that the July 2013 trade deficit reached US$ 2.31 billion, while the current year’s cumulative deficit from January to July 2013 stood at US$ 5.65 billion. Deficit occurred because of increasing imports to meet growing demands in the recent fasting month. In August, imports would not decline drastically as most homecomers still need fuels.
"The possibility of reduction will be felt in September as the government will reduce fuel imports," Suryamin said. The deficit of trade balance is occurred because of oil balance deficit amounted to US$ 1.86 billion and non-oil commodity deficit of US$ 0.45 billion.
Total trade volume surplus was amounted to 42.87 million tons, with a trade volume of 1.34 million tons of oil and gas deficit, and the non-oil trade volume in July 2013 recorded a surplus of 44.21 million tons.
Indonesia´s exports in July 2013 reached US$ 15.11 billion, up 2.37 percent compared in June, but down 6.07 percent compared to the same period of 2012. Meanwhile, import value reached US$ 17.42 billion, up 11.4 percent compared to the previous month and increased 6.5 percent compared to July 2012.
