RI Imports In August 2022 A Value Of 22.15 Billion US Dollars Dominated In Baku And Restive Materials

Deputy for Statistics, Distribution, and Services BPS Setianto. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) launched imports in August 2022 which were valued at US$22.15 billion, dominated by raw materials and rescuers which contributed 75.65 percent of the total imports of that period. "The import of raw and auxiliary materials in August 2022 reached 16.76 billion US dollars or contributed 75.65 percent of total imports in August 2022," said Deputy for Statistics, Distribution and Services BPS Setianto during a press conference in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Thursday 15 September. Setianto explained that imports of raw and auxiliary materials in August 2022 increased by 0.35 percent compared to July 2022. The increase in imports was mainly driven by cereal commodities which rose 47.29 percent; machinery and electrical equipment and their parts rose 7.16 percent; and goods from iron and steel which rose 43.34 percent. Capital goods imports increased by 18.14 percent, driven mainly by machine capital goods and mechanical equipment as well as their parts which rose 17.55 percent; machinery and electrical equipment increased 16.33 percent. In addition, imports of consumer goods in August 2022 increased 12.27 percent compared to July 2022. Indonesia's import value in August 2022 reached 22.15 billion US dollars, an increase of 805.4 million US dollars, an increase of 3.77 percent compared to July 2022. This was due to an increase in non-oil and gas imports by 9.23 percent worth 1.55 billion US dollars, although oil and gas imports fell 16.92 percent worth 753.9 million US dollars. The import value in January-August 2022 reached 159.69 billion US dollars, an increase of 29.84 percent compared to the same period last year.