摘要:This article aims toanalyzethe main determining factorof growthof industrialsector,especiallythe small scale industriesin East Javaover the past decade.Using theofthe Cobb-Douglas production functionapproach,this research assessedinputfactorconsisting oflabor,capitalandrawmaterials.This study used apooling regression modelto estimate the coefficient of production function fromfourgroups ofselected industries namely:the food industry,textile industry,wood industryandpaperindustry.The results showedthat the sourceof growthfor the industryisstilldominatedbythe physicalgrowth ofinputandnot byproductivity growth.As a result,in the long rungrowth ofthe industry is difficulttobesustainable and relativelyvulnerable toeconomic shocks.Based onthese findingssuggested thatpolicy makersfocus more onefforts toimprove the quality ofinputs,in particularinputqualityhuman resourcesor labor.