December 2011, Indonesia Exports Down by 0.22 Percent and Imports Rise 6.14 Percent

Imports of oil and gas in December 2011 amounted to US $ 3.63 billion or up US $ 0.18 billion (5.26 percent) compared to oil and gas imports in November 2011 (US $ 3.45 billion), while oil and gas imports during January-December 2011 reached US $ 40.69 billion an increase of 48.42 percent compared to oil and gas imports in the same period last year (US $ 27.41 billion).

The largest non-oil / gas import value in December 2011 was mechanical goods and mechanical equipment valued at US $ 2.46 billion. This value rose 10.46 percent (US $ 0.23 billion) compared to the same imported goods group in November 2011 (US $ 2.23 billion). Meanwhile, the imports of the goods category during January-December 2011 reached US $ 24.68 billion or an increase of 23.26 percent (US $ 4.66 billion) compared to the same category of imports the previous year (US $ 20.02 billion).

The country's largest non-oil / gas imports supplier during January-December 2011 was still occupied by China with a value of US $ 25.53 billion with a share of 18.69 percent, followed by Japan US $ 19.31 billion (14.14 percent) and the United States US $ 10.67 billion (7.81 percent). Non-oil imports from ASEAN reached 21.75 percent, while from the EU at 9.08 percent.

The import value of all categories of goods usage during January-December 2011 compared to imports in the same period last year increased respectively, namely imports of consumer goods by 34.01 percent, raw / auxiliary materials by 32.49 percent, and capital goods by 22.85 percent.