For the January-September period, VITAS reported overseas consignments spiked 55% on-year to US$93.4 million.

Based on the better than expected figures, economists at VITAS have raised their prior forecast for exports to Indonesia for 2015 by 53.3% to US126 million.

VITAS also noted exports to Hong Kong for the eight-month period saw strong growth, surging 36% to US$175 million.