China has become Indonesia's most active trading partner. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports to China in the first quarter of 2017 reached US$4.7 billion. This figure is higher than that of the two other main destinations for Indonesian exports, the United States (US$4.3 billion) and India (US$3.4 billion). Similarly, in terms of imports, China was also the largest contributor of imported goods, with a value of US$7.8 billion, followed by Japan with US$3.4 billion and Thailand with US$2.2 billion.
Throughout 2017, the value of Indonesian exports reached US$40.6 billion. This figure increased by 20.84 percent compared to the same period in 2016. Non-oil and gas exports in March 2017 reached US$36.6 billion, or 90 percent of total exports. Meanwhile, Indonesian imports reached US$36.68 billion, an increase of 14.83 percent compared to the same period in 2016. This figure was dominated by non-oil and gas imports, amounting to US$30.12 billion.
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