Indonesia`s Imports in 2016 Down 5 Percent From 2015

BPS chief Kecuk Suhariyanto.

Jakarta, 18 Rabiul Akhir 1438/17 Januari 2017 (MINA) – The Central Agency of Statistics (BPS) said the country’s imports were valued at US$135.65 billion in 2016, or 4.94 percent lower than imports in the previous year.

Antara quoted BPS chief Kecuk Suhariyanto as saying oil and gas accounted for US$18.72 billion or down 23.92 percent and other commodities accounted for US$116.93 billion or down 0.98 percent.

Decline was recorded in the imports of all oil products including crude oil down 16.53 percent to US$1.332 billion, oil products down 28.97 percent to US$4.211 billion and gas down 17.09 percent to US$344 million.

Oil and gas imports in December alone were valued at US$1.68 billion or down 2.13 percent from the previous month. Imports of non-oil/gas commodities in December were valued at US$11.08 billion, up 1.35 percent from the previous month.

Imports of industrial basic materials and capital goods in 2016 dropped 5.73 percent and 9.64 percent respectively year-on-year. On the contrary imports of consumer goods rose 13.54 percent.

The main suppliers of the imports in 2016 were China from which imports were valued at US$30.69 billion (26.24 percent), Japan from which imports were valued at US$12.97 billion (11.09 percent) ‘and Thailand from which imports were valued at US$8.60 billion (7.36 percent). (T/RS05/RS01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)