Indonesia’s annual economic growth eased slightly to 5.05% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 from 5.07% in the previous three-month period. This was the weakest GDP growth since the second quarter of 2017, as investment growth slowed while exports fell. Considering the first half of the year, the economy expanded 5.06% from a year earlier. For 2019, the government is targeting economic growth at 5.3%, while the central bank has forecast a range of 5.0-5.4%.