Imported garlic at regional market in Jakarta. (illustration)

Import threatens Indonesian Trade Balance

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The high volume of import threatens the Indonesian Trade Balance. According to Indonesian Statistics, import value in January 2013 reached 15.55 billion USD, rising 6.82 percent from January 2012. In the other hand, export value in the similar period was only 15.38 billion USD, decreasing 1.24 percent from January 2012. Director of Institute for Development of Economics...