Related Keywords: fibers and yarns, Garments, Indonesia textile association, Indonesian TPT industry, manufacturing sector, rupiah fluctuations, TPT exports
The textile and textile products (TPT) industry is one of the important manufacturing sectors in Indonesia, with gross domestic product (GDP) valued at Rp 172.4 billion (US$14.4 billion) in 2013. Currently, the TPT industry continues to encounter many challenges and uncertainties, based on that the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has estimated that Indonesian TPT exports will reach $12.9 billion in 2014 which is lower than the previous projection, which was $13.3 billion.
