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Read the following text. Answer the questions that follow. Retail Sector Projected to Grow 5 to 10 Percent The Indonesian Shopping Center Tenants Association (Hippindo) has projected that the retail sector will grow 5 to 10 percent this year, after having to experience a slowdown in the last three years. "The retail players are optimistic this year. This year, after the elections, the growth will automatically move in a positive direction," Hippindo executive Fetty Kwartati said in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by kompas.com. She said there had been signs of improvements in growth since the previous year, with retail industry growth expected to be higher regardless of who won the presidential election. Fetty said retailers had also taken the opportunity to boost sales during the voting day because the government made voting day a holiday. She explained that 250 local brands offered discounts on voting day. "There will be more transactions because it is a holiday. After casting their votes, groups of people will go to shops to get deals," she added. Despite potential political and macroeconomic challenges, she said the business climate would be improved, especially if the winning candidates offered programs that dealt with any issues. Fetty, the PT Mitra Adiperkasa head of corporate coffimunications, said the company targeted 15 percent growth that year, as the firm's expansion started in the first quarter of 2019, with several new outlets opened. Growth in the second half, she said, would be even better than growth in the first half. (bbn) Adopted from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/04/1 6/retail-sector-projected-to-grow-5-to-10-percent.html (April 15, 2019) What is the purpose of writing the text?

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Retail Sector Projected to Grow 5 to 10 Percent

    The Indonesian Shopping Center Tenants Association (Hippindo) has projected that the retail sector will grow 5 to 10 percent this year, after having to experience a slowdown in the last three years.

    "The retail players are optimistic this year. This year, after the elections, the growth will automatically move in a positive direction," Hippindo executive Fetty Kwartati said in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.

    She said there had been signs of improvements in growth since the previous year, with retail industry growth expected to be higher regardless of who won the presidential election.

    Fetty said retailers had also taken the opportunity to boost sales during the voting day because the government made voting day a holiday.

    She explained that 250 local brands offered discounts on voting day. "There will be more transactions because it is a holiday. After casting their votes, groups of people will go to shops to get deals," she added.

    Despite potential political and macroeconomic challenges, she said the business climate would be improved, especially if the winning candidates offered programs that dealt with any issues.

    Fetty, the PT Mitra Adiperkasa head of corporate coffimunications, said the company targeted 15 percent growth that year, as the firm's expansion started in the first quarter of 2019, with several new outlets opened.

    Growth in the second half, she said, would be even better than growth in the first half. (bbn)

Adopted from: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/04/1 6/retail-sector-projected-to-grow-5-to-10-percent.html (April 15, 2019)


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jawaban yang benar adalah " The purpose of the text is to inform the readers about the 5 to 10 percent growth in retail sector."

jawaban yang benar adalah "The purpose of the text is to inform the readers about the 5 to 10 percent growth in retail sector."

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Soal tersebut menanyakan apa tujuan dari penulisan teks pada soal. Bacaan yang disediakan merupakan teks jenis news item . Tujuan atau purpose dari news item adalah to inform the reader about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important (menginformasikan pembaca tentang peristiwa/kejadian sehari-hari yang dianggap layak diberitakan atau penting). Pada teks tersebut, terdapat informasi berita yang ditulis untuk para pembaca yaitu tentang pertumbuhan sektor ritel sebesar 5-10 persen yang dapat ditemukan pada judulnya. Di dalam teks tersebut juga tertera beberapa kalimat-kalimat pendukung yan menjelaskan kenaikan persentasi pertumbuhansektor ritel; "She said there had been signs of improvements in growth since the previous year" (Dia mengatakan bahwa terdapat tanda-tanda pertumbuhan sektor ritel sejak tahun lalu) "The retail sector will grow 5 to 10 percent this year, after having to experience a slowdown in the last three years" (Sektor ritel akan tumbuh 5-10 persent tahun ini setelah sebelumnya melambat dalam tiga tahun terakhir) "Growth in the second half, she said, would be even better than growth in the first half" (Pertumbuhan pada paruh kedua dikatakan akan jauh lebih baik dibandingkan pertumbuhan pada paruh pertama) Oleh karena itu, dari poin-poin yang dikutip, bisa dikatakan bahwa topik utama pada teks tersebut adalah kenaikan persentasi sektor ritel kepada pembaca. Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah " The purpose of the text is to inform the readers about the 5 to 10 percent growth in retail sector."

Soal tersebut menanyakan apa tujuan dari penulisan teks pada soal.

Bacaan yang disediakan merupakan teks jenis news item. Tujuan atau purpose dari news item adalah to inform the reader about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important (menginformasikan pembaca tentang peristiwa/kejadian sehari-hari yang dianggap layak diberitakan atau penting). Pada teks tersebut, terdapat informasi berita yang ditulis untuk para pembaca yaitu tentang pertumbuhan sektor ritel sebesar 5-10 persen yang dapat ditemukan pada judulnya. Di dalam teks tersebut juga tertera beberapa kalimat-kalimat pendukung yan menjelaskan kenaikan persentasi pertumbuhan sektor ritel;

  • "She said there had been signs of improvements in growth since the previous year" (Dia mengatakan bahwa terdapat tanda-tanda pertumbuhan sektor ritel sejak tahun lalu)
  • "The retail sector will grow 5 to 10 percent this year, after having to experience a slowdown in the last three years" (Sektor ritel akan tumbuh 5-10 persent tahun ini setelah sebelumnya melambat dalam tiga tahun terakhir)
  • "Growth in the second half, she said, would be even better than growth in the first half" (Pertumbuhan pada paruh kedua dikatakan akan jauh lebih baik dibandingkan pertumbuhan pada paruh pertama)

Oleh karena itu, dari poin-poin yang dikutip, bisa dikatakan bahwa topik utama pada teks tersebut adalah kenaikan persentasi sektor ritel kepada pembaca.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah "The purpose of the text is to inform the readers about the 5 to 10 percent growth in retail sector."

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