Entering the year 2009 according to the China Calender is not easy, which is defined as years of hard work, as indicated by the world global economic crisis, several months before closing the year 2008 some commodities decreased in selling price and number of export volume, but the overall development of the export figures still showed an increase. and the development of exports from Jambi during period 2008 still better than the year 2007.
In 2007 Total export value recorded of US. $ 667.35 million with a volume of 695,300 tons, while in 2008 the total value of US. $ 984.35 million with a volume of 816,800 tons, so during the year 2008 there is increase in value of export 29.63% and volume increase 14.88%.
Some commodities have increased both the value and export volume are :CPO, Rubber, Pulp and Paper, Coals, CCO, bettle nuts, fish, etc., export to Malaysia, China and Iran increased, while exports to the United States, Belgium and South Korea decreased.