REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Ministry of Trade expected Indonesian export to grow 4.1 percent or 190 billion USD this year. Government has prepared a number of strategies to achieve the target. 

Minister of Trade, Muhammad Lutfi said that non-oil and gas export was expected to support overall export value, estimated to grow 5.5-6.5 percent with value of 158-159 billion USD. These commodities are palm oil and its derivatives, textiles and garment, electronics, rubber and rubber products, wood products, pulp and furniture, chemicals, metals, machinery, processed foods and automotive.

While export of potential products expected to grow 19-20 percent or worth 17.1-17.3 billion USD are footwear, jewelry, plastic products, shrimp, fish and fish products, coffee, cocoa, dairy, crafts, spices, leather and leather products.

The ministry draws five main strategies, namely promotion, trade security, better regulations and facilities to boost competitiveness, downstream improvement and import substitution. Government will improve job coordination among stakeholders at all levels.  

There are 14 countries as Indonesia's export destination. Those countries are China, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, United States, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, and UK. While other countries with potential markets are Taiwan, Hong Kong, Turkey, Myanmar, Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Australia, South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria. 

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