Indonesia August trade extends slump;new Jakarta lockdown a concern

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SINGAPORE(ICIS)--Indonesia's total trades continued to contract in August on weakness in both external and domestic demand,which will be weighed down further as Jakarta is placed anew under a lockdown.Total exports of southeast Asia's biggest economy in August declined by 8.36% year on year to $13.07bn,while imports had a steeper decline of 24.19% to $10.74bn,official data showed on Tuesday.