INDONESIA: record imports in 2012

Secondo i dati diffusi da BPS (Istituto di Statistica dell’Indonesia), nel 2012 l’Indonesia ha fatto record di importazioni, con un valore di 191.000 milioni di USD, facendo registrare un incremento dell’8.2% rispetto all’anno precedente. L’Istituto ha inoltre affermato che i dati relativi all’import, a partire dal 2007, hanno sperimentato uno spettacolare aumento del 157%.

This figure is expected to remain above 9% in the coming years due to the growth of the middle class and its purchasing power, reflecting the excellent health of the Asian country's economy.

The record import increase in Indonesia in 2012 is mainly due to three factors: first, the growth of the productive sectors, which demand intermediate goods (about 73.1% more in 2012) for development; then, the increase in the purchase of foreign investment goods (+20%); and finally, the propensity of the local population to buy more and more foreign consumer goods (about 7% more than last year).

In contrast, Indonesian exports dropped by 6,64% to USD 190,000 million: however, exports are expected to return to growth again in the coming years, although probably only from 2014.

Manlio Urbano

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