Economy picks up in Q2, first time in six quarters, agency says.

(From The Jakarta Post)

from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006 -- PAGE 3 Urip Hudiono , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's long road to recovery from an economic downturn that has persisted since last year appears to have ended, with the country's economy having got back in first gear again during the second quarter. The economy grew by 5.2 percent in the three months ending June, as compared to the same period last year, on higher government spending, and stronger mining and agricultural exports, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said Monday, signaling an end to a slowdown that has lasted more than five quarters. On a quarterly basis, economic growth …