1. Export Development
The export value of North Maluku Province in October 2018 was US $ 52.30 million, a decrease of 12.35 percent compared to September 2018 which was valued at US $ 59.67 million.
North Maluku exports in October 2018 consisted of iron and steel goods (HS 72) and ore, crust and metal ash (HS 26) to China and South Korea.Cumulatively, North Maluku's exports from January to October 2018 amounted to US $ 546.24 million, an increase of 201.11 percent compared to the January-October 2017 period of US $ 181.41 million.Cumulatively, the export volume of North Maluku in January-October 2018 was 9.46 million tons, an increase of 533.02 percent compared to January-October 2017 which was 1.49 million tons.The value of Indonesia's exports in October 2018 reached US $ 15.80 billion, an increase of 5.87 percent compared to September 2018 exports. Meanwhile, compared to October 2017 it increased 3.59 percent.Cumulatively, Indonesia's export value from January to October 2018 reached US $ 150.88 billion, an increase of 8.84 percent compared to the same period in 2017.2. Import Development
The import value of North Maluku Province in October 2018 was US $ 62.12 million, an increase of 110.90 percent compared to September 2018 which was valued at US $ 29.45 million.
North Maluku's import volume in October 2018 was 122.76 thousand tons or increased by 491.98 percent compared to September 2018 which amounted to 20.74 thousand tons.In October 2018, North Maluku Province imported 24 classes of goods with the largest import value in the category of machinery / mechanical aircraft (HS 84) worth US $ 27.36 million.North Maluku imported goods in October 2018 came from China, Australia, Russia and South Korea.The import value of North Maluku in January-October 2018 was US $ 234.53 million, an increase of 128.43 percent compared to January-October 2017 which was valued at US $ 102.67 million.North Maluku's import volume from January to October 2018 was 391.20 thousand tons or an increase of 50.84 percent compared to the same period in 2017.Indonesia's import value in October 2018 reached US $ 17.62 billion, up 20.60 percent compared to September 2018, as well as compared to October 2017, up 23.66 percent.
