Indonesia's economy grows 5.11 pct in Q1

STORY: Indonesia's economy grows 5.11 pct in Q1 SHOOTING TIME: May 6, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of the financial sector in Indonesia 3. various of a port in Indonesia 4. various of Jakarta STORYLINE: Indonesia's economy grew by 5.11 percent year on year in the first quarter of this year, Statistics Indonesia BPS announced on Monday. The quarterly growth marks the highest for a first quarter since 2015, said acting head of BPS Amalia Widyasanti, adding the Southeast Asian country had recorded a growth of 5.12 percent in the first quarter of 2014. However, "Compared to the previous quarter, economic growth contracted 0.83 percent," said the official at a press conference. The main contributors to the economic growth in the first quarter in terms of production are the processing, trade, construction and mining sectors, according to her. "In the first quarter of 2024, the manufacturing

Indonesia's GDP expands 5.05 pct in 2023

STORY: Indonesia's GDP expands 5.05 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 5, 2024, FILE DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of press conference 2.various of trade and factories (file) 3.various of Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway (file) 4.various of supermarkets (file) 5.various of ports (file) STORYLINE: The Indonesian economy expanded 5.05 percent year-on-year in 2023, lower than the previous year's 5.31 percent, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday. The gross domestic product (GDP) grew on a quarterly basis from 4.94 percent in the third quarter from July to September 2023 to 5.04 percent in the last quarter of 2023. "Despite the global economic slowdown and declining prices for major commodities, Indonesia's GDP is still expanding steadily at a rate of 5.05 percent," said acting head of the BPS Amalia Widyasanti at a press conference. The islands with the biggest GDP increase were Kalimantan, the site of a new capital city un

Foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia double in 2023

STORY: Foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia double in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024, File DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference (2024.02.01) 2. various of tourists in Bali (2023.12) 3. various of tourists (2023.1) STORYLINE: Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Thursday that foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia surged to 11.67 million in 2023. The number doubled from the previous year in 2022 which stood at 5.89 million. Acting head of Statistics Indonesia Amalia Widyasanti said the number of foreign arrivals in 2023 also booked a new record high after the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesian tourism, however, has not recovered fully from the pandemic. In 2019, the number of tourist arrivals reached 16.11 million. December was recorded as the peak season with 1.14 million foreign visits. Last year, Malaysia contributed the most visits with 1.9 million, followed by Australia with 1.43 million, and Singapore with 1.41 milli

Indonesia's GDP slows in Q3 over decline in exports value

STORY: Indonesia's GDP slows in Q3 over decline in exports value SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, acting head of BPS speaking at the press conference on Nov. 6 2. various of ports in Indonesia (file) 3. various of Jakarta (file) STORYLINE: Indonesia's economic growth slowed in the third quarter of this year as the value of exports declined, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Monday. Acting BPS head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti said the gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the July-September period was recorded at 4.94 percent year-on-year, down from 5.17 percent reported in the previous quarter. The latest figure ends Indonesia's economic growth above 5 percent in seven consecutive quarters. "The decline in commodity prices on the international market has an impact on the decline in the export value of our superior products, where the prices of crude palm oil and coal are lo

Indonesia's trade balance surplus rises slightly in September

STORY: Indonesia's trade balance surplus rises slightly in September DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:52 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference & graphic 2. various of export import activities in port 3. various of palm oil & cooking oil factory 4. various of Jokowi buying cooking oil in traditional market 5. various of Jakarta's landmark STORYLINE: Indonesia posted a trade balance surplus of 3.42 billion U.S. dollars in September, rising slightly compared to the previous month of 3.12 billion U.S. dollars, amidst the decline in the value of exports and imports, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday. "This is the 41st consecutive month of surplus," said Acting Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti in a press conference, adding that exports in September were registered at 20.76 billion U.S. dollars, down by 5.63 percent from the previous month, and the recorded imports value was 17.34 billion U.S. dollars, down by 8.15 percent from August 2023.