"Production also increased in the tobacco processing industries, etc."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s big and medium manufacturing industries` production grew 5.15 percent in the first three months of 2011, according to the National Statistics Bureau (BPS).
"It`s quite good because it surpassed 5.0 percent. In the first three months last year it grew only 4.6 percent. That is indeed the pattern namely it is always positive in the first three months as of 2001," BPS chief Rusman Heriawan said here on Monday.
Industries that recorded growth in production in the first three months of 2011 include basic metal, electric machinery and equipment, paper and paper products, non-machinery metal products, textiles, leather and leather goods, footwear, motor vehicles and garment.
The production of basic metal industries was recorded to rise 26.29 percent, electric machinery and equipment 21.49 percent, paper and paper products 17.31 percent and non-machinery metal products 16.85 percent.
Production in textile industries rose 16.22 percent, leather and leather products 16.18 percent, motor vehicles 15.29 percent and garment 11.20 percent.
"Production also increased in the tobacco processing industries, transportation means, machinery, food and beverages, non-metal mining products, chemicals and furniture," he said.
He said during the period a decline in production was recorded at rubber and rubber product industries by 2.89 percent, wood and wooden products industries (1.44 percent), publications, printing and reproduction of media recording (0.9 percent) and radio, television and telecommunications equipment (0.11 percent).
Rusman said although it grew from the same period last year production in the manufacturing industries in the period was still lower than in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Compared to that of the fourth quarter of 2010 production in the big and medium manufacturing industries in the first quarter of 2011 was down 2.18 percent.
Manufacturing industries that suffered a drop in production compared to that of the previous period are rubber and rubber product industries, publications, printing and media recording reproduction, radio, television and communications equipment, food and beverages and furniture.
Production in basic metal industries, electric machinery and equipment, paper and paper product, non-machinery metal product, textiles, leather and leather products, footwear and motor vehicles rose 15.29 percent while in garment industries also kept rising.
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