JAKARTA: Indonesia’s imports in November 2015 rose by 3.61 percent to US$11.51 billion from US$11.10 billion a month earlier, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said.
“The import of four groups of goods saw an increase in November, compared to October. However, compared to the same month last year, the imports declined,” BPS Chairman Suryamin said at a press briefing here on Tuesday.
The four groups of goods were machines and electrical appliances, which rose 11.71 percent, iron and steel which went up 17.65 percent, vehicles and spare parts which increased 0.96 percent and iron and steel goods which climbed 21.79 percent, he said.
“The four groups of goods are part of the investments,” he said. Compared to the same month last year, the imports in November 2015 fell 18.93 percent, he said.
Non-oil/non-gas imports in November 2015 rose 5.60 percent to US$9.87 billion from US$9.34 billion in October 2014 but declined 6.62 percent compared to November 2014, he said.
Among the non-oil/non-gas imports, the group of jewelries recorded the highest increase of 607.86 percent to US$255.7 million, while the group of ships and floating buildings saw the greatest decline of 75.5 percent to US$75.5 million, he said.
However, oil and gas imports in November 2015 dropped 6.95 percent to US$1.64 billion compared to October 2015 and 52.76 percent compared to November 2014. Cumulatively, imports in the January-November 2015 period reached US$130.61 billion, down 20.24 percent from the same period last year.
