16 June 2023 Emerging Asia Monitor Indonesia's Honeymoon Trade Surplus is Coming to an End

Indonesia’s trade surplus collapsed in May; thankfully, it was due mainly to adverse seasonals.
Two-way trade growth bounced strongly, though a sustained recovery is far from guaranteed.
We have lowered our 2023 average current account forecast to -0.2% of GDP, from 0.4% previously.

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