(OFFICIAL)-Indonesian refined tin exports rise 30 pct in Feb

(Director general of foreign trade corrects data announced

earlier by another official))

JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) - Refined tin shipments from top

exporter Indonesia rose to 5,997 tonnes in February, up 30

percent from the previous month, said Bachrul Chairi, director

general of foreign trade at the trade ministry.

Chairi corrected earlier data provided by another trade

official, who said exports were at 5,573 tonnes last month.

Indonesia in February exported 3,507.63 tonnes of tin

ingots, 2,009.91 tonnes of solder, and 479.92 tonnes of refined

tin in other forms.

Refined tin exports were down 28 percent on an annual basis.

Indonesia refined tin output for 2013/14:

month exports monthly change year-on-year change

(tonnes) (percentage) (percentage)

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February 5,997.46 30 -28.2

January 4,612.56 -66 -49.6

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December 13,562.03 161.2 56.1

November 5,192.86 27.8 -34.6

October 4,069.77 417.8 -63.2

September 785.99 -88 -92

August 6,524.73 1 16

July 6,465.95 -41.8 -22.1

June 11,111.38 20 15

May 9,242.05 17.7 17.4

April 7,853.09 -15.5 4.9

March 9,295.70 11.3 8

February 8,354.49 -9 0.4

January 9,154.71 5 70

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(Reporting by Yayat Supriatna; Editing by Ed Davies)