Jakara (ANTARA) – 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 Economy Agency (Bekraf) is pursuing a hexahelix approach—a multi-stakeholder collaboration involving government, industry, academia, communities, media, and financial institutions. The initiative focuses on improving design quality, boosting product innovation, accelerating digital adoption, protecting intellectual property, and widening access to both domestic and global markets. He emphasized that the 2026 Inacraft, the largest handicraft exhibition in Southeast Asia, serves as a strategic platform for promotion, education, curation, and collaboration across stakeholders to strengthen Indonesia’s handicraft ecosystem.“We hope Inacraft will continue to be a strategic partner of the government in advancing Indonesian handicrafts that are competitive, distinctive, and globally oriented, while delivering tangible impacts on the national economy,” Harsya said. The exhibition runs from February 4–8, 2026 at the Jakarta International Convention Center (JICC). Organized by the Indonesian Exporters and Producers Association (Asephi), Inacraft 2026 is targeting retail transactions of Rp102.5 billion and trade contracts worth US$1.5 million.