Analisis Pertumbuhan Wilayah Kota Pematangsiantar Di Era Otonomi Daerah.
This study analyzes the growth of economic sectors Pematangsiantar City. The growth is compared with the growth of economic sectors districts / cities in North Sumatra. The method used is the Shift-Share analysis. Data used in this research is secondary data of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDP) and GDP Pematangsiantar City North Sumatra based on constant 2000 prices. Duration of time taken between the year 1997 as the beginning of the analysis and data in 2009 as the year end data analysis.The purpose of this study was to determine the rate of growth of economic sectors Pematangsiantar City, comparing economic growth with economic growth Pematangsiantar City of North Sumatra, to know the profile of economic growth and identify the City Pematangsiantar competitiveness of economic sectors Pematangsiantar City compared to North Sumatra in the era of regional autonomy.From the research, it is known that the economy is dominated by the City Pematangsiantar manufacturing, trade, hotels, and restaurants and other service sectors. However, after nine years of regional autonomy run almost all economic sectors have Pematangsiantar City competitiveness of the less well when compared with other regional economic sectors, except electricity, gas, and water supply, trade, hotels, and restaurants, and financial sector, rentals, and services company that has a positive value of RFQ. This is because economic sectors Pematangsiantar City has a slower growth rate compared with the economic sector, districts and other cities in North Sumatra.