Jakara, Feb. 4 -- Indonesia's fashion and handicraft industries remain the backbone of the country's creative economy exports, contributing a combined US$28.4 billion (Rp476.3 trillion) between January and November 2025, an official said.

Citing data from the Statistics Agency (BPS), Minister of Creative Economy Teuku Riefky Harsya explained that the fashion subsector contributed US$16.37 billion (Rp274.7 trillion), while handicrafts accounted for USD 12.03 billion (Rp201.9 trillion).

"These figures highlight the strategic role of fashion and handicrafts as key drivers of Indonesia's creative trade," he said at the opening of the 2026 International Handicraft Trade Fair (Inacraft) here on Wednesday.

Harsya noted that the Creative Econo...