According to the data announced by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), in December last year the value of Indonesia's steel imports increased by 14.90 percent compared to November, amounting to $693.4 million, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel increased by 12.48 percent month on month to $372.9 million.
In 2013, the value of Indonesia's steel imports amounted to $9.55 billion, falling 5.77 percent compared to 2012, while the value of the country's imports of articles of iron and steel amounted to $4.75 billion, down 2.91 percent year on year.