Only West Papua's Economy Contracted in the Second Quarter of 2021
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West Papua was the only Indonesian province to experience negative economic growth in the second quarter of 2021. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), West Papua's economy contracted by 2.39% year-on-year (yoy) in April-June 2021.
West Papua had experienced positive economic growth in the first quarter of 2021. From January to March 2021, West Papua's economy grew by 1.47% (yoy).
Thirty-three other provinces recorded positive economic growth in the second quarter of 2021. Of these, 24 provinces had economic growth below the national figure.
Meanwhile, nine provinces had economic growth above the national figure. Six provinces even experienced double-digit economic growth.
These six provinces were North Maluku (16.89%), Central Sulawesi (15.39%), Papua (13.1%), Yogyakarta (11.81%), Jakarta (10.91%), and West Kalimantan (10.81%).
National economic growth was recorded at 7.07% (yoy) in April-June 2021. The Indonesian economy also grew by 3.31% during this period compared to January-March 2021 (q-to-q).
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