BPS: West Sulawesi exports from January to November 2025 soared 40.47 percent

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) West Sulawesi Province General Section Head Chitra Dewi Said revealed during BPS West Sulawesi's Official Statistic News (BRS) press conference on Jan. 5, 2026, that exports from West Sulawesi soaring by 40.47 percent year-on-year (yoy) towards US$576.64 million during the January to November 2025 period.

"On a monthly basis, the export value of West Sulawesi Province in November 2025 was recorded at US$56.32 million, a 12.76 percent increase compared to November 2024," she added.

BPS recorded that animal and vegetable fats and oils remained the largest contributor to West Sulawesi's exports in the January to November 2025 period. The export value of this commodity category reached US$531.78 million, accounting for 92.22 percent of the province's total exports.

"In terms of destination countries, China is West Sulawesi's main trading partner for exports with a value reaching US$382.57 million, or 66.35 percent of the total export value from January to November 2025," explained Chitra.

BPS explained export data in Indonesia is sourced from Goods Export Notification (PEB) documents, while import data comes from Goods Import Notification (PIB) approved by the Finance Ministry Customs and Excise Directorate General's Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Offices. In compiling the data, commodity types are grouped based on the Harmonized System (HS) classification as outlined in the Indonesian Customs Tariff Book (BTKI). The data also includes information on trade transportation traffic at export loading and import unloading ports.