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Indonesia's exports soar as demand for commodities surge

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The boom in commodity exports will not translate immediately into rapid recovery for the rest of the Indonesian economy.

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JAKARTA - Indonesia on Tuesday (June 15) reported eye-popping exports for May.
They soared nearly 60 per cent, a rate of increase not seen since the heady days of the commodity boom more than a decade ago.
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