Imports to Indonesia declined unexpectedly by 13.98% year-on-year in February 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.1% fall in the previous month. It marked the second straight month of yearly drop in inbound shipments and the steepest since June 2017, amid efforts from the government to reduce purchases and help manage the country’s current account deficit. Purchases of oil and gas tumbled 30.53% from a year earlier to US$1.55 billion, and those of non-oil and gas shrank 10.89% to US$10.65 billion.
