According to the data announced by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), in November last year the value of Indonesia's steel imports decreased by 13.64 percent compared to the previous month, amounting to $603.5 million, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel fell 14.65 percent month on month to $330.9 million.
In the first 11 months last year, Indonesia's steel import value came to $8.86 billion, falling 6.39 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, while the country's import value for articles of iron and steel amounted to $4.38 billion, down 1.28 percent year on year.