Analisis Daya Saing Ekspor Teh Indonesia di Pasar Internasional

Abstract

The objective of the research was to analyze and to identify the factors which irifluenced competitive position of the Indonesian tea in the international market. They were rate of exchange, inflation, and productivity. The research was conducted by using estimation technique and pooled data which were the combination of time-series data and cross section. It also used time-series data in the period of2003-2012, while cross section components were six big countries in tea export. They were Indonesia, China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Competitiveness was analyzed by using the calculation of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index in order to find out its comparative superiority. The gathered data were processed by using Microsoft Excel 2007 and E-views 5.1 software program and analyzed by using pooled data regression analysis with Fixed Effect Model (FEM) cross section weights. The result of the research showed the Indonesian tea production had positive but insignificant irifluence on the competitiveness of the Indonesian tea export in the international market, while the variables of rate of exchange, inflation, and productivity had positive and significant influence on the competitiveness of the Indonesian tea export in the international market. Partially, the Indonesian tea export statistically did not have any significant influence on the competitiveness, while the variable of rate of exchange, inflation, and productivity had significant irifluence on the competitiveness of the Indonesian tea export in the international market.