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Production growth of the Large and Medium Manufacturing Industry of
Sumatera Utara Province in the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased by 9.74
percent when compared to the same period in 2018 (y-on-y). This decrease
was mainly due to the decline in production growth of the tobacco
processing industry by 34.13 percent, the pharmaceutical industry,
chemical drug products and traditional medicine by 31.78 percent, the
food industry by 17.14 percent, and the rubber industry, rubber and
plastic goods by 15 , 15 percent.
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The growth of large and medium manufacturing industry (q-to-q) of
Sumatera Utara Province in the fourth quarter of 2019 decreased by 8.53
percent when compared to the production of large and medium
manufacturing industries in the third quarter of 2019. Types of
industries that experienced a decline were industries rubber, rubber and
plastic goods by 14.48 percent, the food industry by 10.88 percent, the
beverage industry by 10.57 percent and the base metal industry by 6.19
percent.
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Growth in the production of micro and small manufacturing industries in
Sumatera Utara Province in the fourth quarter of 2019 increased by 9.37
percent when compared to the same period in 2018 (y-on-y). Types of
industries that experienced an increase include the rubber industry,
rubber and plastic goods by 59.47 percent, repair and installation
services of machinery and equipment by 53.40 percent and the metal goods
industry, not machines and equipment by 43.02 percent.
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Growth in the production of micro and small manufacturing industries in
Sumatera Utara Province in quarter IV-2019 increased by 6.55 percent
compared to quarter III-2019 (q-to-q). Types of industries that
experienced an increase include the rubber industry, rubber and plastic
goods by 25.48 percent, the leather industry, leather and footwear by
21.85 percent and the pharmaceutical industry, chemical drug products
and traditional medicines by 18.62 percent.
