East Java Import Value January-February 2026 Increased 13.02 Percent

East Java - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of East Java recorded the value of East Java imports in the period January-February 2026 worth 5.19 billion US dollars (USD) or an increase of 13.02 percent compared to the same period in 2025 which amounted to 4.60 billion US dollars.

"The increase in import values was triggered by non-oil and gas sector imports which rose 23.97 percent from 3.68 billion US dollars to 4.56 billion US dollars," said the Acting Head of BPS East Java Herum Fajarwati as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 1.

On the other hand, energy and mineral imports fell 31.01 percent from 0.92 billion US dollars to 0.63 billion US dollars with crude oil imports falling 31.30 percent from 72.21 million US dollars to 49.61 million US dollars, and imports of oil products fell 44.19 percent from 661.77 US dollars to 369.32 million US dollars.

Of the ten commodities with the largest non-oil and gas import value in the period January-February 2026, most of them increased compared to the same period in 2025 with the highest increase in jewelry/jewels (HS 71) of 514.87 million US dollars which increased by 467.66 percent with the majority of products originating from Singapore worth 237.59 US dollars.

The commodity of electrical machinery and equipment (HS 84) also increased by US$ 31.01 million or 22.02 percent, most of which came from China worth US$ 106.34 million, as well as fertilizer commodities (HS 31) increased by US$ 33.74 million or 20.55 percent (yoy) and the majority from Russia worth US$ 62.88 million.

Meanwhile, the commodities that fell were iron and steel (HS 72) by 28.93 percent from 317.68 million US dollars to 225.78 million US dollars, the majority of which were imported from China worth 100.91 million US dollars.

During January-February 2026, imports of the above ten commodity groups (HS 2 digits) contributed 61.14 percent to total non-oil and gas imports.

"In terms of growth, imports of the ten commodity groups increased by 29.92 percent compared to the same period in 2025," said Herum.