Data from Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) shows that Indonesia imported a number of textile goods from several countries in July 2024.
The largest import was cotton, a raw material for fabric in the textile industry, with an import weight of 22.88 million kilograms (kg). Its value reached US$74.56 million.
Second was knitted fabrics, with an import weight of 16.89 million kg, valued at US$134.3 million.
Third was man-made filaments, weighing 14.08 million kg with a value of US$76.06 billion.
Fourth was man-made staple fibers, with a volume of 13.43 million kg and import value of US$39.34 million.
Outside the top four, import volumes were below five million kg. These goods included wadding, laminated textiles, woven fabrics, vegetable textile fibers, carpet clothing, and silk.
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Here is a detailed breakdown of the weight of textile goods imported into Indonesia in July 2024:
* Cotton: 22,885,570 kg
* Knitted fabrics: 16,894,878 kg
* Man-made filaments: 14,081,749 kg
* Man-made staple fibers: 13,439,756 kg
* Wadding, special yarn, and spun yarn: 4,803,370 kg
* Coated or laminated textiles: 4,721,279 kg
* Special woven fabrics: 1,488,998 kg
* Other finished textile goods: 828,125 kg
* Other vegetable textile fibers: 452,130 kg
* Clothing and accessories (knitted): 371,581 kg
* Clothing and accessories (non-knitted): 284,194 kg
* Carpets and other floor coverings: 258,514 kg
* Wool, fine or coarse animal hair: 224,251 kg
* Silk: 772 kg.
In addition, BPS reported that Indonesia's total import value reached US$20.66 billion in August 2024. This figure is down US$1.07 billion or 4.93% compared to the previous month (month-to-month/mtm).
Not only the value, but the import volume also decreased by 8.51% (mtm) to 20.48 million tons in the same period.
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