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Indonesian Export Volume Up 46.7%

Increasing non-oil exports of first quarter 2010 amounted to 46.7% compared to the first quarter of 2010 gives a positive signal for growth in exports in 2010. Mahendra Siregar, Deputy Minister of Trade reasoned, because the positive growth of export is not just happening in the month to month and year to year, but also occurs in the movement in cumulative 12-month that begins to show a positive direction.
"This performance shows the reversal of Indonesia's export performance has happened since the last quarter 2009 will continue to rise in 2010," he told reporters in Jakarta on Monday (3 / 5). Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia recorded a total export value during March 2010 reached U.S. $ 12.63 billion or an increase of 13.11% compared with exports in February 2010. While when compared with March 2009 increased by 46.61%.
While non-oil exports in March 2010 reached U.S. $ 10.65 billion, up 18.40% compared to February 2010, while compared to March 2009 exports increased by 45.17%. Cumulatively, the value of Indonesia's exports during January-March 2010 reached U.S. $ 35.39 billion, an increase of 53.68% over the same period in 2009. While non-oil exports reached U.S. $ 28.89 billion, an increase of 46.66%. 

Indomie Rules The World

With the production capacity of dozens of billion packs per year is not a joke, that puts instant noodle producer Indofood as the largest in the world. Of the total capacity, as much as 11 billion package is the product Indomie. Of that amount, as many as 880 million packs exported.


Once the production of Indomie make this brand synonymous with instant noodles are very attached and is widely known community. Not just known from Sabang to Merauke, or the island of Timor to the island of Talaud. However, far Indomie instant noodle brand beat his brother, such as instant noodles, Sarimi or Pop Mie. Not surprisingly, Indomie consistently get a number of prestigious awards each year.

Even more amazing, Indomie is not only popular in Indonesia, but also in foreign countries. According to the Director of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, Franciscus Welirang, Indomie has been exported to 80 countries on five continents for more than 20 years. Indomie is not only popular in neighboring countries in Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong to Taiwan. However, Indomie has flown thousands of kilometers away from Europe, the Middle East, Africa to the Americas.

In the countries of Africa and the Middle East, such as Sudan and Lebanon are in fact almost every retail stores and supermarkets. In the United States, Indomie has been one of favorite Christmas gift. A blogger named Roger Ebert, film critic influential in the U.S. on December 13, 2009 mentions five pack of Indomie Fried as the cheapest favorite Christmas gifts.