Jakarta, Jan. 16 -- Indonesia's imports in December 2018 fell 9.60 percent to US$15.28 billion from a month earlier, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).
But compared to the same month of 2017, the December 2018 imports rose 1.16 percent, BPS Chief Suharyanto said here on Tuesday.
The imports comprised non-oil/non-gas imports worth US$13.31 billion and oil and gas imports worth US$1.97 billion.
The non-oil/non-gas imports in December 2018 tumbled 5.14 percent compared to November 2018 but increased 6.16 percent compared to December 2017.
The oil and gas imports in December 2018 dropped 31.45 percent compared to November 2018 and 23.33 per4cent compared to December 2017.
Among non-oil/non-gas commodities, the import of orga...