Indonesia fin min sees Q3 GDP growth at 4.1-4.2 pct

JAKARTA, Nov 4 - Indonesia's economy is estimated to have grown an annual 4.1-4.2 percent in the third quarter, the finance minister said on Wednesday, at the lower end of a previous estimate of 4.1-4.3 percent.

Indonesia' economy grew 4 percent in the second quarter, the slowest pace in nearly six years, prompting the central bank to cut its key interest rate <BIPG> to a record-low of 6.5 percent to support growth.

"In a 'normal' situation, the economy usually expanded faster in the first, second and third quarter. This year, it seems growth in the fourth quarter will be higher than in previous quarters," Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told reporters.

"We estimate the economy expanded between 4.1-4.2 percent in the third quarter," she said.

The finance minister estimated economic growth in the fourth quarter would be between 4.6-4.7 percent and 4.3 percent for the full year.

The statistics bureau is due to announce gross domestic product data for the third quarter next Tuesday.

The World Bank has also become more optimistic on growth in Southeast Asia's biggest economy and expects GDP to grow 4.3 percent this year. [ID:nPEK164562] (Reporting by Adriana Nina Kusuma; Writing by Sonya Angraini; Editing by Ed Davies)