Jawa Timur Economy Quarter I-2020 Grows 3.04 Percent

• East Java Economy Quarter I-2020 as measured by Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) at current prices reaches IDR 585.55 trillion, while GRDP at constant prices reaches IDR 408.69 trillion.

• East Java Economy Quarter I-2020 when compared to Quarter I-2019 (y-on-y) grew by 3.04 percent, slowing compared to the same period the previous year by 5.55 percent. From the production side, the highest growth occurred in the Information and Communication Business Field at 9.77 percent, followed by Health Services and Social Activities by 9.12 percent and Education Services by 6.07 percent. In terms of expenditure, the highest growth in the Foreign Export Component was 5.15 percent, followed by Government Consumption Expenses by 5.11 percent, and Household Consumption Expenses by 4.47 percent.

• In q-to-q East Java economy, the first quarter of 2020 contracted 2.20 percent. In terms of production, the highest growth occurred in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Business Fields at 6.28 percent, followed by Health Services and Social Activities at 2.74 percent and Information and Communication at 1.28 percent. In terms of expenditure, the highest growth in the Foreign Export Component was 11.17 percent, followed by LNPRT Consumption Expenditures at 1.86 percent, and Household Consumption Expenses contracted by 0.10 percent.