Indonesia plans to export textiles worth US$100 million this fiscal year

According to statistics from the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, in 2013, Indonesia exported US$12.68 billion in textiles and clothing, including US$7.38 billion in clothing exports, US$2.42 billion in yarn exports, US$1.8 billion in fabric exports, US$560 million in fiber exports, and other textiles. Exports amounted to US$510 million. This fiscal year, the Indonesian Textile Association has set a textile and apparel export target of US$13.3 billion, 4.88% higher than last year.
The association stated that according to the current textile demand trend, clothing is still Indonesia’s most exported product, followed by yarn, fabrics and fibers. The United States will remain Indonesia’s largest export market, with Indonesia exporting US$4.1 billion in textiles and clothing to it in 2013. Japan is Indonesia’s second largest export market, with exports to Japan of US$1.18 billion in 2013, and Turkey is the third largest export market, with exports of US$620 million. At the same time, in the first quarter of this year, Indonesia exported US$845 million in knitted or crocheted clothing, a decrease of 2.34% from US$865 million in the same period last year.