Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Bali's imports of components of production facilities surged 89.32 percent on-year to US$21.97 million in January 2013.
However, the imports fell 5.32 percent from US$23.53 million in the previous month (Dec. 2012), the provincial office of the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said
The BPS chief Gede Suarsa said here on Tuesday the imports of production facilities are expected to boost the economic growth of the province. The facilities imported mainly from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States are needed to produce also exports commodities, Gede Suarsa said.
Bali's five main imported commodities included industrial machines, electric generating equipment, golden ornaments, steel, and watches.
Meanwhile, the province exported US$43.85 million worth of commodities in January, down 0.47 percent from US$44.06 million in the same month last year.
Provincial administration spokesman I Ketut Teneng said Bali exported stone statues worth US$11.48 million last year down 25.23 percent from the previous year.
The exports also fell in volume down 2.62 million units from 8.03 million units in 2011, Ketut Teneng said. Stone statutes contributed 2.36 percent to Bali's total export earning of US$481.83 million last year.
The fall of exports was attributable to economic slow down in the main export destinations, Europe, he said. Bali has exported stone statues to Britain, France , Italy , the Netherlands and Germany. (*/DWA)
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