JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Import of machinery and mechanical equipment dropped 14.36% to US$12.8 billion in January-July 2015 period, from US$14.95 billion in the same period of 2014. This category of goods contributed 18.66% (the largest)to total import of non oil gas (US$68.63 billion).
On July 2015, import of machinery and mechanical equipment reached US$1.52 billion, fell 23.61% from US$1.99 billion in previous month.
The current economic slowdown is the main factor prompting the investment sector in the country to hold or cut the investment activity, reflected on import drop for machinery and mechanical equipment.