Bali`s exports exceed target
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kusumawathi said local exporters were also looking into the possibility of expanding their export markets in the Middle East and South Africa. (*)
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kusumawathi said local exporters were also looking into the possibility of expanding their export markets in the Middle East and South Africa. (*)