Indonesian textile imports up in Q1 2015

According to the data from Statistics Indonesia, the imports of man-made filaments and knitted or crocheted fabrics by the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia surged in Q1-2015. From January to March 2015, Indonesia imported US $ 330 million worth of man-made filaments, noting an increase of 11.15 per cent over imports of US $ 296.9 million made during the corresponding period of 2014. Indonesia’s imports of knitted or crocheted fabrics increased by 7.31 per cent to US $ 327.4 million compared to imports of US $ 305.1 million during the same period last year.