BIG AND MEDIUM MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY GROWING BY 4.96%

Data of BPS obtained on Monday [3/11] had it that growth of big and medium manufacturing industry in Q III/2014 rose by 4.96% [y o y] against Q III/2013. The increase was mainly on account of increased price of electricity equipment by 13.21%, machineries industries exclutive of equipments up by 9.49%, wood and wood based products exclusive of furnitures and woven bamboo, rattan and the like increased by 8.70%. other industries posting production downturn was repairs and machines installation down by 8.22%, other transportation industry down by 5.08% ; computers electronics and optic down by 4.03%.

Compared to Q II/2014 [q to q] growth of big and medium manufacturing of Q III/2014 was up by 2.45%. other industries posting increase were textile up by 7.67 Repairs and installation of machineries equipments up by 6.04% and beverages up by 4.45% while industries posting downturn were chemistry and chemical products down by 5.85%; paper and paper based products down by 5.21% and other processed industries down by 34,81%.

At provincial level, growth of big and medium manufacturing in Q III/2014 [y o y] posting highest growth were West Papua up by 23.5%, West Sumatra up by 16.12% and NTB up by 15.44%. the provinces posting downturn were Banten down by 7.22% amd West Java down by 0.66%.

Growth of big and medium manufacturing industry in Q III/2014 [q to q] at provincial level posting highest growth was the province of Riau up by 12.8%, NTB up by 10.56% and North Maluku up by 7,78%. The province posting downturn was Papua down by 5.94%.

Micro and small Manufacturing Industry.

Growth of micro and small manufacturing industry [IMK] in Q III/2014 was up by 5.18% [y o y] aginst Q III/2013 which was due to increase of electricity equipment [24.0%], printing, reproduction and recording [13.86%], furniture [8.99%] and other industries posting downturn was tobacco down by 29.04% machineries down by 15.72% and rubber based and plastic down by 13.19%.

Compared to Q II/2014 [q to q] growth of to the micro and small manufacturing industry of Q III/2014 down by 3.43%. the type of industry posting highest upturn was tobacco upo by 13.11%, basic metal industry up by 2.61% and automotives up by 2.31% while other industries posting downturn was computer, electronics and optic down by 7.53%; pharmaceuticals and traditional medicines down by 7.41% nad food down by 6.24%.

At provincial level, growth of small amd micro manufacturing industry in Q III/2014 [y o y] posting highest growth was Southeast Sulawesi up by 20.07% Central Sulawesi up by 20.04%, Central Sulawesi up by 20.04% and West Papua up by 15.78%. The province posting loess growth was East Kalimantan down by 4.51%, Gorontalo down by 3.55% and West Sumatra down by 3.01%

Growth of micro and macro industry in Q III/2014 [q to q] at provincial level posting highest growth was West Papua up by 6.69% the province of Maluku up by 6.69% and Banka Belitung up by 5.84%. The province posting growth downturn was North Sumatra down by 8.80%, Yogyakarta down by 7,93% amd East Kalimantan down by 6.93%. (SS)

Business News - November 7, 2014