Indonesia's Minister of Trade visited the U.S.
May 18 - 21 2007
Presentations:
US - Indonesia Business Partnership: Our Shared Future
Perkembangan Perdagangan AS- INA Januari-Nopember 2006 dan Nopember 2006
PERDAGANGAN LUAR NEGERI AS JANUARI - NOPEMBER 2006
1. Total nilai perdagangan barang (ekspor & impor) AS dengan dunia pada Januari - NOPEMBER 2006 mengalami peningkatan sebesar 12.69% dibanding periode yang sama pada tahun 2005, yaitu dari US$ 2,355,26 milyar menjadi US$ 2,654,07 milyar. Sedangkan bulan NOPEMBER 2006 yang tercatat total nilai perdagangan AS sebesar US$ 247,96 milyar. Bila dibandingkan dengan bulan NOPEMBER 2005 sebesar US$ 229,12 milyar maka nilai perdagangan barang AS pada bulan NOPEMBER 2006 ini merupakan peningkatan sebesar 8,2%.
2. Total ekspor barang AS ke dunia pada bulan NOPEMBER 2006 meningkat sebesar US$12,36 milyar atau 15,67% dibanding NOPEMBER 2005, yakni dari US$ 78,88 milyar menjadi US$ 91,24 milyar. Sedangkan dibanding OKTOBER 2006 yang ekspornya senilai US$92,41 milyar, maka ekspor AS ke dunia pada bulan NOPEMBER 2006 ini merupakan penurunan sebesar US$ 1,17 milyar atau (-1,27%.) Sementara itu total impor barang AS dari dunia pada bulan NOPEMBER 2006 menurun sebesar US$ 7,76 milyar atau (4.72%) dibanding OKTOBER 2006, yakni dari US$ 164,48 milyar menjadi US$ 156,72 milyar.
U.S. Upbeat on Efforts to Strengthen Trade Relations with Indonesia
The
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a press release
May 21 that gave an upbeat assessment of recent talks with
Indonesia under a bilateral trade and investment framework
agreement. According to the USTR, the two sides agreed to
strengthen cooperation on a number of issues and welcomed
progress on several existing initiatives.
The most notable result of the TIFA talks was an agreement to
formally establish working groups intended to deepen economic
relations in four key areas: intellectual property rights,
agricultural and industrial goods, services and investment. USTR
Susan Schwab and Indonesian Minister of Trade Mari Pangestu
directed the new working groups to develop specific initiatives
in these areas.
The two ministers also noted continued cooperation under two
agreements reached last year on trade in textiles and apparel
and timber and wood products. A Sept. 26 memorandum of
understanding aims to prevent the illegal transshipment of
textiles and apparel through Indonesia to the U.S. through
measures such as customs cooperation, identification of
manufacturers and joint verification visits. On Nov. 16 the two
countries signed an MOU designed to combat illegal logging and
associated trade and to help ensure that Indonesia’s
legally-produced timber and wood products continue to have
access to markets in the U.S. and elsewhere. Since then there
have been discussions on specific activities that will be funded
with the $1 million the U.S. has already dedicated to the MOU,
such as remote sensing of illegal logging activities and
enhancing partnerships with nongovernmental organizations and
the private sector.
The TIFA talks covered a wide range of other bilateral issues as
well, the press release stated, including investment,
intellectual property, services, customs, transshipment and
agriculture. Schwab and Pangestu exchanged views on Indonesia’s
new investment law and the Indonesian government’s ongoing
anti-corruption campaign, which the U.S. government strongly
supports. In addition, Indonesia noted its intention to respect
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) guidelines in
determining market access for U.S. beef.