ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN ECONOMIC STRUCTURE CENTRAL LAMPUNG DISTRICT OF YEAR 1998-2007\ud \ud

Since the enactment of the implementation of regional autonomy which are calculated on a January 2001 put every local government became a key shareholder in the framework of the successful implementation of governance and regional economic development. In the process of economic development will usually be followed by a process of change in economic structure. During this agricultural sector is still considered capable of becoming the leading sectors in its contribution to revenues in both national and regional level. Agricultural development is one strategy in spurring economic growth. Central Lampung District has the potential to support the progress of the agricultural sector. But over time the role of agriculture sector decreased to reflect a process of structural transformation. The reduced role of the agricultural sector is one of them caused by the occurrence of agricultural land conversion to non- agricultural.\ud \ud \ud This study aimed to determine changes in the economic structure of Central Lampung District during the period 1998 to 2007 and find out how the agricultural sector's contribution to the economy of Central Lampung regency. In the data analysis and discussion of the shift share analysis is used to see changes / shift in economic structure, Location quotient (LQ) for a sector basis and non-base as well as the contribution of the agricultural sector.\u