Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Bali province in the first eleven months of 2007 exported US$461.9 million worth of non-oil\/non-gas commodities, exceeding its target of US$458.7 million for the year.<\/p>\n
\"I believe the foreign exchange earnings from Bali`s non-oil\/non-gas exports will be 10 percent higher than the central government-set target,\" Head of the Foreign Trade Division at the Bali Industry and Trade Office Ni Wayan Kusumawathi said here Tuesday.<\/p>\n
On average, handicraft, agricultural, plantation and aquatic product exports contributed US$40 million to the province`s foreign exchange coffers per month, meaning that non-oil\/non-gas exports would near US$500 million at the end of last year, she said.<\/p>\n
The province had so far exported non-oil\/non-gas commodities to 79 countries. The number would continue to increase as local exporters were making efforts to expand export markets for their products, she said.<\/p>\n
The United States was the biggest market for Bali`s non-oil\/non-gas exports in the January-November period of 2007, buying US$105 million or 22.9 percent of the province`s total export value.<\/p>\n
In total, European countries imported US$185.5 million worth of non-oil\/non-gas commodities from Bali in the period, accounting for 40 percent of the total export value.<\/p>\n
Kusumawathi said local exporters were also looking into the possibility of expanding their export markets in the Middle East and South Africa. (*)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/balis-exports-exceed-target-1200401254", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }