The Economy Behind Tourism: An Input-Output Approach in Measuring Contribution

Central Java Province has the potential with a high number of tourist attractions, however, it has not provided optimal contribution yet to the tourism sector.This research aims to analyze the relationship between the economic sectors, the distribution impact, and the multiplier effect of output, income and labor in tourism sector on the economy in Central Java Province.This research uses secondary data, the Input-Output Table of Central Java Province, published in 2021, which is then analyzed using the Input-Output method.The result of the research indicates that the tourism sector for forward linkage is in the third highest position, and the highest supporting sub-sector of the tourism sector is the information and communication services sub-sector.Meanwhile, for the result of the backward linkage value, the tourism sector is in the third highest position, and its supporting sub-sector with the highest value is the accommodation and food and beverage provision sub-sector.The analysis result of the distribution impact indicates that the tourism sector is a leading sector.For the multiplier effect of output, the tourism sector is in the third highest position, while for the multiplier of income and labor, it is not too high in the sixth and fifth positions.