"Java dominated by as much as 57.17 percent, with a growth of 4.96 percent yoy in the first quarter of 2023," the Deputy of Statistical Analysis at BPS, Edy Mahmud, informed during a press conference here on Friday.
He said that the biggest sources of Java's growth were the processing, trade, as well as communication and information industries.
He then listed the provinces that made the largest contribution to the island's economy: Jakarta, which contributed 1.4 percent to economic growth, followed by East Java (1.24 percent) and West Java (1.14 percent).
Sumatra emerged as the second island with the biggest contribution to the national economy, which was capped at 21.82 percent, he informed. It recorded growth of 4.79 percent yoy in the first quarter, he said.
Sumatra Island's sources of growth were its processing industry, trade, agriculture, forestry, and fishery, he added.
North Sumatra, Riau, and South Sumatra were the provinces with the largest contribution to Sumatra Island's economy at 1.13 percent, 0.84 percent, and 0.7 percent, respectively.
According to Mahmud, the growth seen in provinces in Kalimantan and Sulawesi islands exceeded national economic growth, which was recorded at 5.03 percent in the first quarter. Kalimantan and Sulawesi islands registered a growth of 5.79 percent yoy and 7 percent yoy, respectively.
The islands recorded national economic contributions of 9 percent and 6.87 percent, respectively, he said.
Kalimantan Island's biggest growth sources were the processing, construction, as well as mining industries, Mahmud added.
The provinces that contributed the most to the island's economy were East Kalimantan (3.62 percent), South Kalimantan (0.73 percent), and West Kalimantan (0.72 percent), he informed.
Moreover, the significant sources of Sulawesi's growth were its processing, mining, and trade industries, he said.
Central Sulawesi made the biggest contribution to the island’s growth of 2.79 percent, followed by South Sulawesi (2.39 percent) and Southeast Sulawesi (0.84 percent), he noted.
Bali and Nusa Tenggara islands recorded a growth of 3.5 percent, with a contribution of 2.68 percent, he said.
The regions’ sources of growth were accommodation, foods and drinks, transportation, storage, and trade, he noted.
"As the largest province, Bali had the highest economic contribution, that is 2.78 percent, followed by West Nusa Tenggara at 1.13 percent and East Nusa Tenggara at 0.83 percent," Mahmud said.
Meanwhile, Maluku and Papua islands recorded a growth of 1.95 percent yoy during the period, with their contribution pegged at 2.46 percent, he informed.
Their largest sources of growth were the processing industry and trade, he said.
North Maluku, West Papua, as well as Maluku contributed 2.1 percent, 0.65 percent, and 0.54 percent, respectively, to growth, he added.
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