Although the domestic economy slowed in the third quarter of 2017, three sectors recorded growth above 9 percent year-on-year (YoY) compared to the same quarter of the previous year. These three sectors were other services, which grew by 9.45 percent, followed by information and communication at 9.35 percent, and corporate services at 9.24 percent.
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) released data showing Indonesia's economic growth in the third quarter of 2017 reached 5.06 percent compared to the third quarter of the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, the domestic economy grew by 3.18 percent. From January to September 2017, the Indonesian economy grew by 5.03 percent. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices for the third quarter of 2017 reached Rp 3,502.3 trillion, and at constant 2010 prices reached Rp 2,551.5 trillion.
The three sectors with the lowest growth in the third quarter of 2017 were government administration, which recorded only 0.43 percent growth (YoY), followed by mining and quarrying at 1.76 percent, and agriculture at 2.92 percent.
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