Imports of Meats and edible meat offal Soar Amid Imports Decline

Amidst the ongoing global economic turmoil, Jakarta’s economy shows resilience and good prospects. Optimism for Jakarta’s economic recovery needs to be strengthened by boosting people’s productivity. One indicator of strengthening the fundamentals of economic recovery is imports.

Jakarta’s import value in April 2023 was recorded at US$ 4,876.16 million. This figure contracted 32.68 percent compared to the previous month. A decrease in imports in the oil and gas and non-oil and gas sectors triggered the decline in imports in this period. Meanwhile, the cumulative import value decreased by 5.73 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.

On a year-on-year, Jakarta’s imports decreased by 20.60 percent. This decline was triggered by a decrease in imports in the intermediate goods of 28.93 percent, followed by a decline in imports in the consumer goods of 12.26 percent. Meanwhile, the imports of capital goods grew positively by 4.82 percent compared to the same month in the previous period. The increase in imports of capital goods indicated an increase in sectoral activity.