Indonesian Government Targets Footwear Exports Rose To U.S. $ 3 Billion Each Year
Indonesian government targets footwear exports rose to U.S. $ 3 billion each year to the next four years. This industry is not affected krisis.When assessed the financial crisis last year, the value of shoe exports had decreased, but very little.
The domestic shoe market share is only 50 percent. “The target (domestic market share) more than 60 percent. The domestic market should be filled with local products, “said Director General of Metal, Machinery, Textile and Multifarious Ministry of Industry, Ansari Bukhari, today.
Secretary General of the Association of Indonesian footwear Binsar Marpaung said the value of shoe exports in the year 2008 more than U.S. $ 1.8 billion. This number decreased to about U.S. $ 1.72 billion a year ago.
“The year 2010 is estimated to reach U.S. $ 2 billion,” said Binsar. He believes this target is achieved because during January until last month shoe exports in 2010 reached U.S. $ 160 million, an increase of 25 percent from the same period last year. (By Kartika Chandra)