Jawa Tengah’s Trade Balance Strengthens

Semarang, 1 September 2025 – Jawa Tengah’s trade balance has continued to demonstrate a positive performance. The Jawa Tengah’s goods trade balance recorded a surplus in non-oil and gas trade of US$1,865.50 million from January to July 2025, an increase of US$303.09 million compared to the same period last year. However, Jawa Tengah’s oil and gas trade still experienced a deficit of US$2,919.32 million, although the deficit trend in this sector has narrowed compared to the same period last year.

Overall, the total export value from January to July 2025 amounted to US$7,027.53 million, lower than total imports, which reached US$8,081.34 million. Exports in January–July 2025 increased by 11.02 percent compared to the same period last year. Acting Head of BPS-Statistics Jawa Tengah Province, Endang Tri Wahyuningsih, explained that this increase was mainly driven by the manufacturing sector, which recorded an export value of US$6,763.92 million, up 13.01 percent.

Positive performance of several leading commodities continued throughout January-July 2025. Exports of clothing and accessories (knitted) reached US$927.79 million, up 11.77 percent compared to the the same period last year. Footwear exports rose 9.23 percent to US$877.01 million. However, not all leading commodities recorded positive growth. Exports of clothing and accessories (non-knitted) declined by 10.10 percent to US$1,134.28 million. “Together, these three commodities accounted for approximately 42.77 percent of Jawa Tengah’s total non-oil and gas exports in January-July 2025,” Endang stated.

Endang continued, “Jawa Tengah’s top three non-oil and gas export destinations are the United States, Japan, and China, accounting for approximately 59.85 percent of the province’s total non-oil and gas exports in January-July 2025.” The United States remains the largest market for Central Java’s non-oil and gas commodities, with exports valued at US$3,270.18 million (47.59 percent), followed by Japan at US$552.23 million (8.04 percent) and China at US$290.06 million (4.22 percent). Exports to the United States were dominated by non-knitted clothing and accessories, knitted clothing and accessories, and footwear.

On the import side, Jawa Tengah’s import value in January-July 2025 reached US$8,081.34 million, a decrease of 8.33 percent compared to the same period last year. The main contributors remained in the non-oil and gas sector, with imports valued at US$5,005.77 million, up 10.41 percent compared to the same period last year. In the oil and gas sector, imports declined by 28.18 percent to US$3,075.57 million. In terms of usage, import growth was driven by capital goods, while imports of consumer goods and raw materials/auxiliary materials declined. “Imports of raw materials/auxiliary materials, the main contributor to the overall import decline, reached US$6,815.18 million, down 12.44 percent compared to the same period last year,” Endang elaborated.

During January-July 2025, China was Jawa Tengah’s largest source of non-oil and gas imports, with a value of US$3,027.34 million (60.48 percent), followed by the United States at US$296.75 million (5.93 percent), and Vietnam at US$213.99 million (4.27 percent). Imports from China were dominated by machinery and mechanical equipment, electrical machinery and equipment, as well as plastics and plastic products.

The non-oil and gas trade surplus in the first seven months of this year was largely supported by five key commodities, which are Jawa Tengah’s leading exports. These commodities are non-knitted clothing and accessories (US$1,115.85 million), knitted clothing and accessories (US$921.78 million), footwear (US$830.80 million), wood and wood products (US$575.16 million), and tanned leather products (US$500.08 million).

From the perspective of country partners, in January-July 2025, Jawa Tengah recorded its largest non-oil and gas trade surpluses with the United States (US$2,973.43 million), Japan (US$478.19 million), and the Netherlands (US$219.25 million). The main contributors to the surplus with the United States were non-knitted clothing and accessories, knitted clothing and accessories, as well as footwear.

On the other hand, in the same period, the deepest non-oil and gas trade deficits were recorded with China (US$2,737.28 million), Hong Kong (US$127.08 million), and Thailand (US$112.06 million). The largest deficit with China was contributed by machinery and mechanical equipment and parts, electrical machinery and equipment and parts, as well as plastics and plastic products.

Jawa Tengah Experiences Deflation in August 2025

BPS-Statistics Jawa Tengah Province recorded a deflation of 0.10 percent in August 2025 (month-to-month). “The Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased from 108.67 in July 2025 to 108.56 in August 2025,” Endang explained. This condition is similar to August 2024, which also recorded a deflation of 0.07 percent. On year-on-year basis, inflation reached 2.48 percent, while year-to-date inflation stood at 1.39 percent.

The expenditure group contributing the most to monthly deflation was food, beverages, and tobacco, which experienced a deflation of 0.63 percent, with a contribution of 0.19 percent. This deflation was primarily due to lower prices of chili peppers, tomatoes, chicken eggs, and garlic. Meanwhile, the education group experienced inflation of 0.87 percent, contributing 0.06 percent to inflation due to rising education costs at the beginning of the academic year, mainly for colleges/universities.

By region, on a month-to-month basis, all nine regencies/cities in Jawa Tengah recorded deflation. The deepest deflation occurred in Rembang Regency at 0.20 percent, while the shallowest was in Tegal City at 0.02 percent.

Farmer’s Terms of Trade (NTP) Rise

BPS-Statistics Jawa Tengah Province also recorded the Province NTP at 116.35 in August 2025, an increase of 0.65 percent compared to July 2025. The rise in NTP indicates a slight improvement in farmers’ purchasing power. “The increase in NTP was driven by a 0.05 percent rise in the farmers’ selling price index (It), while the farmers’ purchasing price index (Ib) fell by 0.10 percent,” Endang stated.

The food crops and fisheries subsectors, both capture and aquaculture, experienced an increase in NTP. However other subsectors, namely horticulture, smallholder plantations, and livestock, experienced a decline in NTP.

Cumulative International Tourist Arrivals Increase

International tourist (foreign visitor) arrivals to Jawa Tengah in July 2025 reached only 11 visits. Although lower than the previous month, cumulatively from January to July 2025, the number of visits increased by 1,127.48 percent compared to the same period last year. “Cumulatively from January to July 2025, total international tourist arrivals reached 3,216 or eleven times higher than the same period in 2024,” Endang stated.

The next tourism indicator released by BPS-Statistics Jawa Tengah Province is the number of domestic tourist trips, which in July 2025 reached 11.12 million, up 8.41 percent from July 2024. Of this total, 69.87 percent, or 7.77 million trips, were intra-provincial (between regencies/cities within the province), while inter-provincial trips accounted for 3.35 million (30.13 percent).

The Room Occupancy Rate (TPK) Increase

The Occupancy Rate (TPK) of star and non-star hotels in Jawa Tengah increased in July 2025 compared to the previous month. The TPK of star hotels in July 2025 was recorded at 46.99 percent, up 1.16 points from 45.83 percent in June 2025. Meanwhile, the TPK of non-star hotels also rose by 0.23 points, from 23.92 percent in June to 24.15 percent in July 2025.

Passenger Numbers Across Various Modes of Transport Increase

BPS-Statistics Jawa Tengah Province recorded that in July 2025, the number of domestic air transport passengers departing reached 151.4 thousand, up 14.21 percent compared to June 2025. Meanwhile, international air transport departures totaled 1,275 passengers, significantly higher than the previous month, which recorded no departures. Passenger departures also increased in domestic sea transport, reaching 60.56 thousand, up 72.11 percent compared to the previous month.

Contact Person

Subuh Sukmono Putro

BPS-Statistics Jawa Tengah Province

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