West Java was Indonesia's largest foreign exchange-earning province during the January-August 2016 period. A September 15, 2016 release from the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik) showed that the value of exports originating from West Java reached US$16.6 billion, or approximately 18 percent of the total national export value.
During January-August 2016, Indonesia's export volume reached 329 million tons with a value of US$91.73 billion. Meanwhile, the import volume during January-August 2016 reached 100.9 million tons with a value of US$87.35 billion. Indonesia's trade volume during January-August 2016 recorded a surplus of 228.1 million tons, and similarly, the trade value also recorded a surplus of US$4.4 billion.
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