Bali Reports An Increase in Exports

Denpasar (Antara Bali) -  Bali has recorded a slight increase of 0.88 percent year-on-year in exports to US$486.06 million last year.

"Small  and cottage industries  contributed 75.07 percent to the  total export earning," Chief spokesman of the provincial administration I Ketut Teneng  said here on Tuesday.

Ketut Teneng said exports of products of small industries were valued at US$164.48 million  in 2013 or up 4.75 percent from US$157.02 million in the same period in the previous year.

Exports of products of cottage industries  were worth US$200.66 million , down 0.7 percent  from the same period in 2012.

Cottage industries accounted for 41.23 percent of Bali's export earning in 2013, he said adding that other export commodities included plantation, horticulture and fishery products. (*/DWA)