The increase in the oil and gas imports was boosted by the hike in the import of crude..."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesias oil and gas imports rose by 13.39 percent to US$3.94 billion in November 2013 from US$3.47 billion in October, reported the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS).
"Oil and gas imports in November stood at US$3.94 billion, up by 13.39 percent from that in October," stated Head of BPS Suryamin, on Thursday.
He explained that Indonesias oil and gas imports up to November 2013 increased by US$2.2 million to US$41 billion from US$38.85 billion in 2013, an increase by 5.19 percent.
"The increase in the oil and gas imports was boosted by the hike in the import of crude and other oil products amounting to US$13.5 million and US$452.8 million respectively," noted Suryamin.
The value of crude imports increased from US$10.01 billion to US$12.5 billion, i.e., by US$2.4 billion or by 24.91 percent, as compared with the same period in 2012.
In the meantime, the import of oil products and gas declined by US$187.9 million or 0.72 percent and US$120.9 million or about 4.26 percent respectively.
Actually, the value of imports in November 2013 was US$15.15 billion, a decline by US$525.1 million when compared with that in October 2013.
The decline in the imports during the period was driven by the decrease in the non oil and gas imports amounting to US$990.1 million despite the fact the oil and gas imports rose by US$465 million.
Over the last 13 months, the biggest import value was recorded in July 2013, amounting to US$4.1 billion and the lowest, recorded at US$3.4 billion in May 2013.
In total, the value of imports from January to November 2013 stood at US$171.2 billion, down by US$4.9 billion when compared to the same period in 2012.
The decline in the import value was due to the drop in the non oil and gas imports by US$7.1 billion or about 5.19 percent.
(Uu.A014/INE/B003)
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