Comparative Analysis Trade Balance of the Indonesian Agricultural Products and the Strengthening of National Food: Case Study in IMT-GT Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Economic Triangle Cooperation and Integration)

Abstract

The agricultural sector has an important role in the Indonesian economy so that this sector must get the attention of the government, especially those related to management and the utilization of the results strategically, especially those concerning food supply. So that it is expected that this agricultural sector can provide more optimum benefits and can be enjoyed by the entire population of Indonesia as well as the process of accelerating the transformation of the structure of the national economy from the agricultural sector to the processing industry sector. The data used is the Data Time Series during the period 2013-2017 obtained from DEPTAN, BPS, FAO, Bank Indonesia, and the World Bank. The analytical method used is Trend Analysis and influence analysis with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) analysis models, and Auto Correlation Models. The results of the study show that the Indonesian trade nearaca in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand IMT-GT Growth Triangle Economic Cooperation and Integration is getting better and better every time, and together there is an influence of importer state income, the number of importers and the exchange rate against the volume of exports of Indonesian Agricultural products during this period.