expected to increase further, following the acceleration in the disbursement on infrastructure projects. In addition, the development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) projects has been progressing

agricultural prices and job opportunities in the future. Government investment contracted after the acceleration in disbursement in the previous period. Meanwhile, private investment slightly contracted, partly

to small and medium-sized exporters, resulting clearer signs of acceleration in industrial production. In the meantime, private consumption only grew slowly due to weak overall household purchasing

capacity utilization following a steady contraction in export value. Meanwhile, public investment expanded as a result of an acceleration in disbursements by the government. Headline inflation in the second