Large and medium-scale industrial production in Riau Province is the largest compared to other provinces. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported that large and medium-scale industrial production in Riau grew by 12.72 percent. This was followed by DKI Jakarta with a growth of 11.57 percent and Maluku with 9.86 percent.
Generally, the manufacturing industry in various regions of Indonesia tends to increase. Only four provinces recorded a decline, namely South Sumatra, Bali, West Sulawesi, and North Maluku.
Throughout 2016, the growth of large and medium-scale manufacturing industry production in Indonesia increased by 4 percent compared to the previous year. The main contributors to this increase were, firstly, the pharmaceutical industry, chemical and traditional medicine products, which experienced an increase of 8.01 percent. Secondly, the leather, leather goods, and footwear industry also rose by 7.62 percent.
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