The increased investment was also reflected in increased imports of capital goods mainly in the form of machinery, the high growth in investment lending, and the expansion of Foreign Direct Investment. The increasing role of investment and export has paved the way to the well-maintained of a balanced economic growth in 2011.
For 2011, the Indonesian economics is projected to grow 6.5%, surpassing the achievements of 2010 at 6.1%. Corresponding to the increased investment, manufacturing industry is projected to grow by 6.1% (yoy), offsetting the growth in the extractive sectors such as mining. It is heartening to note that the expansion of manufacturing industry has boosted absorption of workforce in formal sector.