Davos (Antara Bali) - Indonesia's exports to Switzerland shot up to US$1 billion in 2015 from  only US$133 million in 2014, an official said.

Director General of National Export Expansion  Nus Nuzulia Ishak said gold and silver ornaments contributed the largest or US$765 million to the total export value in 2015.

"Demand for Indonesian ornaments in Switzerland grew," Nus, who is attending a World Economic Forum  in this Switzerland city, said on Wednesday night.

She said the bilateral trade favored Indonesia with a surplus of US$519 million  in the first 10 months of 2015, as against a deficit of US$493 million in the same period in 2014.

She said Indonesia's imports from Switzerland were valued at US$534.6 million in the 10-months period  in 2015  down 11 percent from the same period in 2014.

Imported products from that country were medical products mainly  vaccines,  gas turbine machines  and printing ink. (WDY)

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