On a national scale, East Java has become the prime supplier of food-based agricultural products. Agricultural activities play a vital role in the economic structure. Other potential business activities include the trade, hotel, restaurant, and manufacturing industries.
East Java has the strongest potential for development in industry, service, and agriculture.
In the economic structure of East Java, agricultural fields are still playing a significant role. This is reflected by the Regional Gross Domestic Product of the province. In addition to supplying the region with food, the agricultural sub-sector is able to add to the stock of national foodstuff. In the coming years, East Java will increase foodstuff production in order to maintain self-sufficiency. The value of export production in East Java has shown a remarkable increase from year to year.