Riau's Imports Jump 53 Pct

Pekanbaru, Riau, June 3 (ANTARA) - Riau province's imports in the first quarter of 2011 jumped 53.46 percent to US417.77 million from the same period last year.

"The first-quarter imports rose significantly," Head of the Riau Provincial Statistics Office Abdul Manaf said on Friday.

In the January-March 2011 period consumer goods imports climbed 134 percent, raw and auxiliary materials 35.74 percent and capital goods 123.72 percent compared with the same period last year, he said.

In March 2011 alone, the province imported US$159.55 million worth of goods, up 3.32 percent from the previous month when the figure was US$154.42 million, he said.