Makassar (Antara Sulsel) - South Sulawesi exported US$84 million worth of goods in August, up 15.5 percent from the previous month, the provincial office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said.
"The increase was quite strong, more than 10 percent, from US$73.2 million in July, 2017," head of the provincial BPS Nursam Salam said here on Monday.
Demand rose for the major commodities of the province, while imports declined for a number of commodities, Nursam said.
"In August, 2017, exports of nickel, the main commodity of the province, were valued at US$50.54 million , up from US$46.85 million in July," he said.
The second main export commodities in August were food grains and medicinal herbs with exports valued at US$8.83 million.
Nursam said so far nickel and cacao had been the main export commodities from South Sulawesi.
Berita Terkait
Menteri PPPA minta kampanyekan "dare to speak up" menghadapi kekerasan
Rabu, 27 Maret 2024 16:03 Wib
DP3A Kota Makassar dorong program "Speak Up" menghadapi kasus kekerasan
Senin, 25 Maret 2024 18:45 Wib
Swiss Open 2024 - Gregoria raih runner up seusai kalah dari Carolina Marin
Senin, 25 Maret 2024 6:13 Wib
Swiss Open 2024 - Bagas/Fikri keluar sebagai runner up setelah kalah dari ganda Inggris
Minggu, 24 Maret 2024 20:36 Wib
Pj Gubernur negosiasi perusahaan cabai agar bangun pabrik di Sulsel
Selasa, 12 Maret 2024 14:16 Wib
PBNU mengumumkan 1 Ramadhan 1445 Hijriah jatuh pada Selasa 12 Maret 2024 M
Minggu, 10 Maret 2024 20:45 Wib
Polisi memanggil rektor Universitas Pancasila terkait dugaan pelecehan seksual
Minggu, 25 Februari 2024 22:44 Wib
Golkar runner-up hitung cepat Pemilu 2024, pengamat nilai ada efek Ridwan Kamil
Sabtu, 17 Februari 2024 8:10 Wib