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Indonesia forecasts 8.3 percent growth in Q2

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said at a recent congressional hearing with the House of Representatives’ Commission XI that Indonesia’s economic growth is forecast to reach between 7.1 to 8.3 percent in the second quarter this year.​
Indonesia forecasts 8.3 percent growth in Q2 ảnh 1Indonesia’s economic growth is forecast to reach between 7.1 to 8.3 percent in the second quarter this year (Photo: Reuters)

Jakarta, (VNA) – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri MulyaniIndrawati said at a recent congressional hearing with the House of Representatives’Commission XI that Indonesia’s economic growth is forecast to reach between 7.1to 8.3 percent in the second quarter this year.

The forecast is higher than the 7 percent projection by President JokoWidodo. 

The minister said the latest forecast, much higher than the negative 0.7percent growth recorded in Q1, is made based on expected increases in indexes.Household consumption, which contributes the greatest to growth, is projectedto grow 6 – 6.8 percent, government spending 8.1 - 9.7 percent, investment 9.4- 11.1 percent, export 14.9 – 19.7 percent and imports 13 - 19.7 percent.

According to the minister, several indexes have increased in Apriland May, including commodity prices in the world market, the global purchasingmanagers’ index (PMI) reaching the highest since April 2010.

Indonesia’s consumer confidence index (CCI) also saw a jump from 93.4 to101.5 in April, and energy consumption rose by 6.3 percent compared to a negativegrowth in previous quarters.

In addition, both imports and exports have seen an increase and lastly,the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia is basically under control.

However, Sri Mulyani’s forecast on the economic growth for the entire 2021remains unchanged at 4.5 – 5.3 percent./.

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