Darmin calls for high imports, Alibaba becomes the culprit

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Minister of the Coordination in charge of the economy, Darmin Nasution, raised again about the strong Indonesian imports. One of the reasons is the import of consumer goods supported by digital e-commerce.

Darmin Nasution reported 70-75% of raw and semi-finished materials. About 20% are capital goods and 10% are consumer goods.

"Although consumer goods have exploded, they seem to be supported by digital e-commerce, it seems that during the events in China, Indonesians are spending a lot, Alibaba," Darmin told Raffles Hotel in Jakarta during the forum. Pertamina Energy, Wednesday)

Alibaba just held an annual shopping event with a mbadive discount called Single Day. The event was held on November 11, 2018 with the facilitator of the Lazada e-commerce platform.

Quote CNBC International, sales during the one-day event reached 30.8 billion US dollars or more over the previous year, reaching 25.3 billion US dollars.