Head of the Bali BPS Gede Suarsa said that the products from Vietnam beat Chinese products ranking sixth of the destination countries.
The imports from the communist country reached US$0.516 million or 6.06 pct of the total imports of the international tourist resort.
"Second is Singapore with US$1.317 million or 15.46 pct, the United States US$1.192 million or 13.99 pct, Hong Kong US$0.936 million (10.99 pct), Australia US$0.705 million (8.28 pct), and lastly China," he said.
Some other countries also included in the 10 importing countries are Taiwan with US$0.408 million (4.79 pct), Thailand US$0.248 million (2.91 pct), and Germany US$0.232 million (2.72 pct), South Korea US$0.223 million (2.62 pct and others US$0.308 million (3.62 pct).
Judging from the development, he said, the total imports in February dropped 58.18 pct compared to January.
In the meantime, head of the Bali industry and trade agency Gde Darmaja said that Chinese products are no longer dominating the market in Bali.
The Chinese products in Bali included jewelry, mechanical machinery, optical instruments and electrical equipment, while Vietnam`s commodities mostly comprise food and beverages, like spices, baby food, cereal and vegetable fatty milk. (*)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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