According to the data announced by Statistics
Indonesia (BPS), in August this year the value of
Indonesia's iron and steel imports decreased by 9.77 percent compared to the previous month, amounting to $566 million, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel decreased by 0.59 percent month on month to $338.3 million.
In the January-August period of the current year,
Indonesia's iron and steel import value amounted to $5.55 billion, falling 18.67 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel amounted to $2.83 billion, down 14.09 percent year on year.