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Mon, 08/03/2009 - 21:09
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RI`S JUNE IMPORTS UP 4.08 PCT
Jakarta, Aug 3 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's imports in June rose 4.08 percent to US$7.95 billion compared to May's, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS( said.
Its non-oil and gas imports were up 7.08 percent to US$6.51 billion from May's while imports of oil and gas were down 7.6 percent to US$1.44 billion," chief of the National Bureau of Statistics, Rusman Heriawan, here on Monday.
Machinery/mechanic instruments contributed the biggest to the the rise in imports, up 12.28 percent reaching US1.24 billion.
The statistics agency record imports in the first semester in 2009 totaled US$41.40 billion, down 36.46 percent compared with the same period in 2008.
Imports of non-oil and gas in the period reached US$33.99 billion, down 29.64 percent in the same period last year.
Oil and gas imports in the first semester in 2009 reached US$7.41 billion, down 56.02 percent compared with the same period last year.
Imports of oil and gas dropped after the world's oil price slumped to US$40 per barrel.
China remains the largest supplier of imported goods to Indonesia in the first semester in 2009, with its exports reaching US$5.9 billion and a market share of 17.36 percent.
Japan and Singapore are also among the biggest exporters of goods to Indonesia with their total exports reaching US$4.33 billion and US$3.84 billion respectively in the first semester this year.
"Our trade surplus is rising with June's surplus reaching US$1.36 billion while the surplus trade in the first semester this year reached US$8.62 billion," Rusman said.
He said the declining imports in the final months of 2008 would make import contractions more smaller at the end of 2009. ***
Its non-oil and gas imports were up 7.08 percent to US$6.51 billion from May's while imports of oil and gas were down 7.6 percent to US$1.44 billion," chief of the National Bureau of Statistics, Rusman Heriawan, here on Monday.
Machinery/mechanic instruments contributed the biggest to the the rise in imports, up 12.28 percent reaching US1.24 billion.
The statistics agency record imports in the first semester in 2009 totaled US$41.40 billion, down 36.46 percent compared with the same period in 2008.
Imports of non-oil and gas in the period reached US$33.99 billion, down 29.64 percent in the same period last year.
Oil and gas imports in the first semester in 2009 reached US$7.41 billion, down 56.02 percent compared with the same period last year.
Imports of oil and gas dropped after the world's oil price slumped to US$40 per barrel.
China remains the largest supplier of imported goods to Indonesia in the first semester in 2009, with its exports reaching US$5.9 billion and a market share of 17.36 percent.
Japan and Singapore are also among the biggest exporters of goods to Indonesia with their total exports reaching US$4.33 billion and US$3.84 billion respectively in the first semester this year.
"Our trade surplus is rising with June's surplus reaching US$1.36 billion while the surplus trade in the first semester this year reached US$8.62 billion," Rusman said.
He said the declining imports in the final months of 2008 would make import contractions more smaller at the end of 2009. ***
