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        "id": 1835145,
        "msgid": "apindo-raw-material-supply-and-energy-remain-challenges-for-industry-1782917424",
        "date": "2026-07-01 20:46:00",
        "title": "Apindo: Raw Material Supply and Energy Remain Challenges for Industry",
        "author": "Cahya  Mulyana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) has identified the supply of raw materials and energy costs as the primary challenges facing the national industrial sector. These factors are driving up production costs and contributing to the trade deficit, despite export growth. Apindo calls for government action to strengthen supply chains and ensure energy availability to maintain industrial competitiveness.",
        "content": "<p>The Indonesian Employers\u2019 Association (Apindo) has stated that the\nsupply of raw materials and energy costs remain the main challenges\nfacing the national industrial sector. This situation is driving up\nproduction costs and imports of raw materials, contributing to\nIndonesia\u2019s trade deficit in May 2026. Although exports are still\ngrowing, the surge in imports due to high industrial demand is putting\npressure on national trade performance. The Central Statistics Agency\n(BPS) recorded that Indonesia\u2019s trade balance experienced a deficit of\nUS$1.61 billion in May 2026. Meanwhile, inflation in June 2026 reached\n0.44% month-to-month, with a calendar year inflation of 1.79% and an\nannual inflation rate of 3.34%. Bob Azam, Chairman of the Employment\nDivision at Apindo\u2019s National Executive Board, explained that the\nincrease in imports was influenced by the weakening of the rupiah\nexchange rate, rising energy prices, logistics costs, and financing\ninterest. These factors have made imports, particularly for industrial\nraw materials and energy, increasingly expensive. \u2018Exports are still\ngrowing, but imports have risen sharply due to the weakening rupiah and\nincreases in energy prices, logistics costs, and interest rates,\u2019 Bob\nAzam told Media Indonesia on Wednesday (1\/7). He added that this\npressure is not unique to Indonesia but is being felt by many countries,\nas global supply chain disruptions and logistics distribution have not\nyet fully recovered. On the other hand, Bob noted that demand from\nseveral of Indonesia\u2019s main export markets remains relatively stable.\nHowever, a slowdown is beginning to appear in some East and Southeast\nAsian regions, including India and China. Therefore, business players\nneed to improve operational efficiency while diversifying export markets\nto sustain growth amid global uncertainty. \u2018The reality is that the\nsupply of raw materials remains difficult, as does the energy supply,\u2019\nBob said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/apindo-raw-material-supply-and-energy-remain-challenges-for-industry-1782917424",
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