BEHIND TRADE BALANCE SURPLUS IN KALIMANTAN BARAT AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

BEHIND TRADE BALANCE SURPLUS IN KALIMANTAN BARAT AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

trade balance, export, fisher index, downstream, descriptive statistics, covid-19.

This study aims to determine general exports/imports structure, find the commodities and their salient characteristics, and measure changes in primary commodities price during the pandemic in Kalimantan Barat. The data used is Kalimantan Barat's export and import from Statistics Indonesia over January 2019 - June 2021 through descriptive analysis method and Fisher Index unit value. The results explain that three primary export commodities are bauxite, palm oil, and rubber. Bauxite and natural rubber were shocked by the pandemic, but palm oil can still hold. The government encourages downstream activities for bauxite and palm oil to produce value-added products, while rubber pays more attention to upstream quality. The contribution of exports is relatively significant to affect economic growth with the downstream process performed by the government; tremendous added value can be seen in palm oil commodities. Imports are beneficial because they add intermediate materials to support industrial processes. The recommendation is that local governments continue intensive monitoring and evaluation of smelter construction even during the Covid-19 pandemic,
concentrate on the grade of palm oil downstream for its sustainability, and improve rubber trading
system and capacity building for rubber extension officers to provide adequate guidance to rubber
farmers.

Fatmawati

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.26418/jebik.v10i3.49264

Univ. Tanjungpura

28-12-2021

Sri Wahyuni

P-ISSN : 2087-9954, E-ISSN : 2550-0066.

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Jurnal Ekonomi Bisnis dan Kewirausahaan (JEBIK) Univ. Tanjungpura 2021