Nickel, tin, copper exports down in March

By Bambang Atmaja

The export value of nickel in March declined by 24.45 percent to US$69,741,389 on monthly basis, while export volume shrank by 26.51 percent to 6,134,942 kg in March compared to the previous month, according to data from the Statistics Central Agency (BPS) released on Wednesday.

Copper export decreased by 28.89 percent to $125,186,664 in March and the volume was down by 29.17 percent at 16,082,493 kg.

Export of tin in March fell by 26.42 percent to $212,877,140 on monthly basis with volume decreased by 21.44 percent to 9,422,572 kg compared to that in February.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak