Throughout 2016, Indonesia's non-oil and gas imports were still dominated by two main countries: China and Japan. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) recorded imports from China reaching US$30.7 billion, while imports from Japan amounted to US$13 billion. Thailand followed in third place as a major importer, with a value reaching US$8.6 billion.
Meanwhile, the value of imports of raw materials and capital goods in 2016 decreased compared to the previous year by 5.73 percent and 9.64 percent, respectively. Conversely, imports of consumer goods increased by 13.54 percent. Overall, Indonesia's trade balance in 2016 recorded a surplus of US$8.78 billion, although the total value of exports and imports was lower than in 2015.
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