Jakarta,     - Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu  said Indonesia's non-oil/non-gas exports in 2010 are expected to grow by 6 to 7.5 percent along with the global economic recovery.

     "Exports in 2010 will be positive along with the global economic growth by about 3.2 percent, especially in the emerging markets such as China and India which are expected to see rapid growth. So we are more optimistic about export growth based on the assumption that the non-oil/non-gas export volume in the 2010 state budget is 6-7.5 percent," the minister said here on Tuesday.

     Pangestu explained that during 2009, the market segment of Indonesian exports in emerging market countries like China increased from 6.2 percent in 2004 to 8.9 percent in 2009.

    "It shows that China's economic growth is good and there is potential use of lower tariffs for certain products as CPO. Before the FTA's implementation, CPO exports used a quota, but after FTA the quota system will be phased out," he said.

     Besides China, the market segment of Indonesia's exports to India also rose from 3.7 percent in 2004 to about 5 percent in 2009.

     "The market segment of our products in South Korea rose from 3.3 percent in 2004 to 5.2 percent in 2009. The emerging markets in Asia were still in positive growth in 2010 and the growth will remain high, " she said.

     In addition, Pangestu said, non-oil/non-gas exports to Indonesia's traditional markets such as the United States, Japan and European Union which dropped during the global economic crisis were expected to increase in 2010.   

     "Some of our export products volume like textiles, electronic goods and other comsumer goods are expected to increase," she added.

-Antara, 06 January 2010