 After the UNESCO recognition for Indonesian batik on 2 October 2009 , the Indonesian administration asked Indonesians to wear batik on Fridays , and wearing batik every Friday has been encouraged in government offices and private companies ever since . 2 October is also celebrated as National Batik Day in Indonesia . Batik had helped improve the small business local economy , batik sales in Indonesia had reached Rp 3 @.@ 9 trillion ( US $ 436 @.@ 8 million ) in 2010 , an increase from Rp 2 @.@ 5 trillion in 2006 . The value of batik exports , meanwhile , increased from $ 14 @.@ 3 million in 2006 to $ 22 @.@ 3 million in 2010 . 
