Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Large-and medium-sized manufacturing industries in Bali province grew 4.15 percent in the second quarter of this year, up 0.89 percent from 3.26 percent in the same period last year.
"The significant growth is higher than the national growth of 2.34 percent," head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) office in Bali province Panusunan Siregar said here on Saturday.
He said the policy to develop manufacturing industries should be aimed at answering global economic challenges and anticipating rapid environmental changes.
Noting that competition in the export market had become a new perspective for all countries, he said the focus and strategy of developing industries in the future should be directed towards improving their competitive edge.
Therefore, he added the province needed to make breakthroughs to develop sustainable manufacturing industries capable of producing products of high quality to withstand fierce competition in the global market.
He said the development of large-, and medium-sized manufacturing industries in Bali was much influenced by the rising prices of raw materials which posed a problem for export-oriented industries.
The industries included beverage and textile industries which grew by minus 8.63 percent and 4.38 percent respectively, he said.
In addition, the increases in the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG), provincial minimum wages and electricity tariffs had prompted large-and medium-sized industries to set prices higher than the normal average, he said. (WDY)
Bali Large, Medium Manufacturing Industries Grow 4.15 Percent
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