Exports grew 16.37% in January from a year earlier to reach
$22.31 billion, compared with a Reuters poll prediction of 12.5%
growth.
Imports were 1.27% higher than a year earlier, at $18.44
billion. The poll had expected 1.5% growth.
Southeast Asia's largest economy last year booked record
high annual exports on the back of high commodity prices. Prices
of its top commodities, such as palm oil and coal, have since
come down.
(Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska
Nangoy; Editing by Martin Petty and Ed Davies)
(Adds trade surplus, import data)
JAKARTA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia posted a January
trade surplus of $3.87 billion, beating forecasts, as exports
expanded more than expected, data from the statistics bureau
showed on Wednesday.
A Reuters poll had expected a surplus of $3.35 billion.
The resource-rich country booked a surplus of $3.89 billion the
previous month.
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