Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Investment projects implemented in Indonesia in the second quarter of this year rose 16.3 percent to Rp135.1 trillion from Rp116.2 trillion in the same period last year.
A deputy at the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Azhar Lubis said the investment in the April-June period was a record high in Indonesia.
"The investment of Rp135.1 trillion included Rp42.9 trillion in domestic investment and Rp92.2 trillion in foreign investment," Azhar said here on Monday.
He said the investment was 8.4 percent higher from the previous quarter.
Five biggest domestic investments included Rp8 trillion in the food processing industry, Rp7 trillion in chemical and pharmaceutical sector, Rp5.4 trillion in electricity, gas and drinking water sector, Rp4.3 trillion in housing, industrial estate and office complex sector, and Rp3.3 trillion in metal and electronic industry.
"Processing industries contributed 59.5 percent or Rp25.6 trillion to the total domestic investment projects," Azhar said.
Five foreign investment projects included US$2.2 billion in the transport, warehouse and telecommunications sector, US$ 1 billion in the mining sector, US$0.6 billion in construction sector, US$0.6 billion in metal, machinery and electronic sector, and US$0.5 billion in non metal mineral industry.
Processing industries accounted for US$2.5 billion or 34 percent of the total value of foreign investment projects.
Domestic projects are located mainly in East Java, West Java, East Kalimantan, Banten and South Sumatra; and foreign projects in West Java, Jakarta, East Kalimantan, Banten and East Java.
The largest investments by countries were Malaysia (US$2.3 billion), Singapore (US$1.1 billion), Japan (US$0.4 billion, the United States (US$0.3 billion) and British Virgin Islands (US$0.2 billion).
The new projects provided 370,945 jobs including 147,868 in domestic projects and 223,077 jobs in foreign projects , up from a total of 350,803 jobs in the same period in 02014. (WDY)