According to the data announced by Statistics
Indonesia (BPS), in December 2014 the value of
Indonesia's iron and steel imports increased by 36.96 percent compared to the previous month, amounting to $873.5 million, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel increased by 10.92 percent month on month to $390.2 million.
In the whole of 2014,
Indonesia's iron and steel import value amounted to $8.35 billion, falling 12.55 percent compared to the previous year, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel amounted to $4.29 billion, down 9.58 percent year on year.