Keunggulan Komparatif dan Kompetitif Sektor Industri Pengolahan di Provinsi Jambi

Identification of leading sectors or leading subsectors is one of the main tasks of the local government and is an important part of regional development planning before formulating, drafting, and establishing a better development policy strategy. The main objective of this research is to analyze and identify subsectors in the manufacturing industry sector that have leading comparativeness and leading competitiveness in Jambi Province. Main data of this study are secondary data of districts and cities in Jambi Province during 2011–2015, which were sourced from the Statistics Indonesia and the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas). Data were analyzed using descriptive and quantitative analysis methods, namely Location Quotient analysis and Shift Share analysis. Results of the study show that manufacturing industry subsectors of Jambi Province that can be classified as leading comparative and leading competitive subsectors are timber/wood products industry, paper/goods industry, rubber/rubber goods industry, and furniture industry.