Indonesia's trade surplus increased markedly at the start of the year, as exports grew more rapidly than imports, figures from Statistics Indonesia showed on Wednesday.
The trade surplus rose to $3.87 billion in January from $0.96 billion in the same month last year.
Economists had expected a surplus of $3.35 billion. In December, the trade surplus was $3.96 billion.
Exports logged a double-digit annual growth of 16.37 percent yearly in January, much faster than the 6.58 percent gain in the prior month. The expected growth rate was 12.5 percent.
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