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        "id": 1784598,
        "msgid": "import-rise-driven-by-consumer-goods-1780570286",
        "date": "2026-06-04 16:30:00",
        "title": "Import Rise Driven by Consumer Goods",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Trade Minister Budi Santoso reported a 31.28% month-on-month surge in imports for April 2026, driven primarily by consumer goods. The data signals strengthening domestic consumption and industrial demand, with total imports for the first four months of the year reaching $86.51 billion. Machinery, aircraft, and electric vehicles were key drivers in the capital goods category, while China, Japan, and Australia remained the top sources of non-oil and gas imports.",
        "content": "<p>Trade Minister Budi Santoso has stated that consumer goods were the\nlargest contributor to the rise in imports, accounting for 56.67% of the\nincrease, followed by raw materials and auxiliary materials at 35.46%,\nand capital goods at 6.33% in April 2026. Based on data from the\nMinistry of Trade, the value of imports in April 2026 was recorded at\n25.21 billion US dollars. This value increased by 31.28% compared to\nMarch 2026 and grew by 22.49% compared to April 2025. \u201cThe increase in\nimports occurred across all categories of goods usage. This condition\nindicates an increase in public consumption needs as well as industrial\nrequirements for raw materials and capital goods,\u201d Budi said in a\nstatement in Jakarta on Thursday. The month-to-month import surge was\nmainly caused by the growth of oil and gas imports by 45.09% and non-oil\nand gas imports by 28.55%. Budi stated that this increase in imports\noccurred across all categories of goods usage. Cumulatively, total\nimports from January to April 2026 reached 86.51 billion US dollars, an\nincrease of 13.40% compared to January-April 2025. The increase was\nsupported by oil and gas imports of 17.58% and non-oil and gas imports\nof 12.70%. Meanwhile, viewed from the Broad Economic Categories (BEC),\nall import components recorded growth during the January-April 2026\nperiod. Imports of capital goods increased the highest by 19.02%,\nfollowed by consumer goods at 15.68% and raw or auxiliary materials at\n11.67%. \u201cThe increase in imports of capital goods was driven by a rise\nin imports of several main commodities, including computers, aircraft,\nmachines for electroplating and electrolysis processes, temperature\nprocessing machines, and electric cars,\u201d Budi said. In terms of\ncommodities, the highest surge in non-oil and gas imports during\nJanuary-April 2026 occurred in aircraft and parts thereof, which\nincreased significantly by 516.83%. This was followed by salt, sulphur,\nstone and cement at 84.65%; metal ores, slag and ash at 63.15%; various\nchemical products at 37.72%; and fruit at 34.75% cumulatively. Based on\ncountry of origin, Indonesia\u2019s non-oil and gas imports were still\ndominated by China, Japan, and Australia with a combined contribution\nreaching 53.12%. On the other hand, the countries of origin for non-oil\nand gas imports with the largest growth included Mexico, which rose\n282.69%, the Russian Federation at 125.56%, and Argentina at 117.65%\ncumulatively.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/import-rise-driven-by-consumer-goods-1780570286",
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