a slowdown compared to the previous quarter. Agriculture,
hunƟng and forestry grew at slower rate by 1.3%
as production of paddy, pineapples and oil palm decreased due to unfavorable weather while production of maize, rubber and sugarcane continued to expand. Livestock production also grew at slower rate while fishery declined by 2.4%— improve
from the previous quarter as the spread of EMS disease had been contained and production of fish
increased.