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NOTES

1. In this connection, it should be noted that while rates of gross domestic savings have been very high and more than investment rates, the rates of gross national savings have been substantially lower, and are typically lower than investment rates by between 1 and 4 per cent of wGDP over this period. This reflects the importance of domestic savings generated by multinationals operating in Indonesia, whose income makes up around one-fiftrrof GDP, and who typically export a substantial proportion of savings in the form of outflow.

2. The various measures are highly sensitive to the sample of the survey used to estimate the extent of poverty. However, the same basic methodology is used for calculation of poverty figures in all the estimates: a minimum calorie requirement is specified, and then the expenditure is estimated on the basis of costs of foodgrains which supply this minimum along with some allowance for essential non-food expenditures.

3. The regional spread of poverty also reinforces the conclusion that many rural areas, especially in the Outer Islands, remain impoverished. The largest declines in poverty, according to the official statistics, are to be found in the island of Java. Some Outer Islands, such as Kalimantan and Sumatra, actually show increases in rural poverty.

4. The rapid pace of deforestation points to the difficulties in sustaining manufacturing growth based on forestry products, especially the plywood and paper industries which are among the fastest growing sectors in terms of both output and employment.

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