Bali Predominate Craft Export

The creativity of Balinese craft in creating various artistic craft to fulfill the demand of international market has already well known by the overseas importer. Kasubdin of foreign trade of Bali Trading department, Ni Wayan Kusumawathi said “various craft of Bali have a great demand in international market, especially in Uni Eropa, United States, Japan and some other Asian countries”

She affirm that realization value of various craft of Bali on January to July 2007 period was 138.814.257,19 US dollars, it raised 14, 20 percents from the same period at 2006 which was only 121.548.851,09 US dollars. Further, she tells that these acquirement of exchange foreign come from 17 commodity. Silver ornament, wood statue, ceramics, bamboo craft, waxy craft and painting sold to 79 countries in the world. Various commerce of art goods made in Balinese craft maker still predominate crafting export to international markets. As a prove, the average of Bali export commodity value keep increasing.

She explained more that the commodity of music equipment increasing until 105,73 percent and the value of wood craft export increase 29,18 US dollars from 43.445.011,81 US dollars. While commodity of silver craft in form of rings, necklace, circle and ear stud during January to July 2007 period have yielded foreign exchange 1.403.018,70 US dollars or rising 3.3210,03 percent compared to the same period in 2006which only yielded foreign exchange 41.011,60 US dollars. PT

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