The shadow of the global market condition that is currently in a slump has made textile entrepreneurs in DIY target the domestic market. However, they are worried that the increase in fuel oil (BBM) will make their business slump again. Chairman of the Provincial Management Board (BPP) of the Indonesian Textile Association (API) DIY Iwan Susanto said that after Eid al-Fitr, the domestic textile market was excited again.

In addition to the trend of people returning to shopping, the active face-to-face learning (PTM) brings good news for textile entrepreneurs, especially school uniforms. "People are back hunting for uniforms," ​​he said.

According to Iwan, the challenge this time is indeed quite heavy because everything has not yet recovered. The textile industry, which is trying to rise after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, is feared to experience the same thing as the increase in fuel oil.

"As is known, the government will take a very bitter step in the future by increasing fuel prices. This makes the business community must be prepared because people's purchasing power will decrease," he said.

He added that global market conditions will become more severe as reflected in the decline in export demand. Therefore, he asked the government to protect the domestic market, especially ahead of the election.

"It's just that the domestic market needs to be guarded because other countries are also trying to enter Indonesia. These imports are even flooding. API is getting dizzy because the import faucet is even opened, I don't know why it can even appear," he asked surprised.