Tin export soars, copper up slightly, nickel down
Tuesday, December 3 2013 - 02:42 AM WIB
By Bambang Atmaja
The export value of nickel in October decreased by 3.23 percent to US$81.17 million compared to the previous month, but export volume of the commodity was up by 1.13 percent to 9,324 kg in the month, data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) revealed on Monday.
Copper export value rose by 4.56 percent to US$155.65 million in October month-on-month, and the export volume was also up by 4.57 percent to 22.46 million kg.
The export value of tin in October jumped by 338.88 percent to US$92.38 million month-on-month as export volume soared by 300.04 percent to 3.89 million kg compared with that in the previous month.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak