REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia's economy has grown 5.27 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018. It was slightly higher by 0.26 percent than the same period last year, according to the Central Bureau of Statistic.

"This 5.27 percent of economic growth is a delightful achievement; however, I need to highlight that the target of economic growth this year is 5.4 percent," Head of Central Bureau of Statistic Suhariyanto noted here on Monday.

The number was also higher than the same period in 2016 and 2015, which was 5.21 percent and 4.74 percent, respectively.

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