Exports to Japan Down 39.15 Percent

A drop in exports due to reduced demand for raw materials from Japan.

Three weeks after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan resulted in a decrease Indonesian non-oil exports to Japan in March 2011. Exports until the end of March reached U.S. $ 809 million, down 39.15 percent compared with same month of 2010.

According to Director General of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce Deddy Saleh decline in exports due to reduced demand for raw materials of manufacturing industry in Japan. Because industry in Japan is constrained electricity supply and earthquake damage.

However, Jang said the Japanese crisis is projected to have no effect on non-oil export target of 2011. Because the increase in international prices relatively high to provide a stronger positive impact than post-disaster economic slowdown. Currently, Japan's biggest export destination of 18 percent compared to China by 16 percent. While imports from Japan amounted to 13 percent, higher than China which is 15 percent.

According to Deddy, Japan earthquake disaster can also be an opportunity Indonesia to export timber and building materials to reconstruct the infrastructure in Japan.

He cited difficulties in the export trade in Indonesia there are automotive industry, electronics, steel, plastic components. For example, the automotive industry stock sector has only a stock of 2 months. "If Japan wants to make auto tires we have to export the raw material is rubber.