HIJAB SALES OFFER INDONESIAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS ADDITIONAL MARKETS
December 28th, 2015
INCREASING sales of hijabs could helping Indonesia’s textile sector boost business, the secretary general of the Indonesia Synthetic Fibre Producers Association has told WTiN, helping an industry facing stagnation in export and domestic demand.
Redma Gita Wiraswasta estimates that 45 million hijabs are sold annually in Indonesia, with prices for standard products ranging between USD3.70 and USD11. The country has the largest Moslem population in the work - around 180 million. Wiraswasta said weaving and knitting factories are earning from the “very high ...
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