The total value of handicraft exports dropped by eight percent last year due to a slowdown in global demand for Indonesian products, Trade Ministry says.
Trade Minister Mari Eka Pangestu said in Jakarta Wednesday that the handicrafts export in 2008 had plummeted to US$ 570 million from $624 million in 2007.
“The demand of handicraft had dropped because this crisis,” Mari told journalists in a press conference during launch of the Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) at the Jakarta Convention Center.
The Inacraft, which will be held until April 26, is expected to promote locally made handicraft to both domestic and foreign buyers. (naf)
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