The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Al Muktabar said that the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) or per capita expenditure of the community in Banten Province is growing rapidly. In 2007, it amounted to Rp13.03 million and increased to Rp60.99 million in 2022."

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving the HTML tags is as follows: "Similarly, the employment conditions in the Province of Banten also experienced improvement in 2022. This is marked by a decrease in the Open Unemployment Rate (OUR) from 8.98 percent in 2021 to 7.97 percent in 2023. "This indicates the recovery of economic activities that have an impact on strengthening workforce absorption," he said."

Furthermore, the poverty rate in Banten Province has also improved from 9.07 percent in 2007 to 6.17 percent in March 2023. This achievement is still better than the national poverty rate of 9.36 percent. Then, the Gini ratio in 2007 was 0.370, which decreased to 0.368 in 2023. This condition is better compared to the national inequality condition with a Gini ratio of 0.388 points.

The Human Development Index (HDI) of Banten Province has experienced an extraordinary increase. In 2007, it was 61.14 percent, and in 2022, Banten's HDI has reached 73.32 points, an increase of 0.60 points compared to 2021, which was 72.72 points. "This achievement is higher compared to the national HDI achievement, which is 72.91 points. The figure ranks eighth nationally," he said.

The Governor explained that, regarding the long drought caused by El Nino, the drought-affected area in Banten as of September 22, 2023 reached 4,722 hectares or 1.02 percent of the total planting area with a total area of 463,613 hectares. The details are as follows: mild drought 1,789 hectares, moderate drought 1,532 hectares, severe drought 887 hectares, and puso 514 hectares.