Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) stated that\nthe Industrial Confidence Index (IKI) in February 2026, or Ramadan 1447\nHijriah, is at an expansion level of 54.02 points.<\/p>\n
The Spokesperson for Kemenperin, Febri Hendri Antoni Arif, in\nJakarta, Thursday, said that based on the survey results, of the 23\nindustrial sub-sectors analysed, 19 sub-sectors were in the expansion\nphase and only four sub-sectors experienced contraction.<\/p>\n
Although the IKI in February slowed down by 0.10 points on a monthly\nbasis, according to Febri, the sub-sectors in the expansion phase\ncontributed 92.9 percent to the non-oil and gas industrial processing\nindustry\u2019s GDP.<\/p>\n
The two sub-sectors with the highest IKI values are the printing and\nrecording media reproduction industry, and the other transportation\nequipment industry.<\/p>\n
The performance of these two sub-sectors is driven by increased\ndemand from the food and beverage industry, textiles and textile\nproducts (TPT), and footwear.<\/p>\n
In addition, motorcycle sales in January 2026 reached 577,763 units\nor increased by 3.11 percent year-on-year (yoy), which also supported\nthe expansion of the transportation equipment industry.<\/p>\n
He also noted data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) which\nshowed an increase in household consumption of clothing and footwear\ncommodities.<\/p>\n
He said that in 2024, the growth of consumption in this sector was\nrecorded at 2.73 percent and increased to 4.52 percent in 2025.<\/p>\n
However, the ready-to-wear industry, which is market-oriented,\nactually experienced a contraction in 2025.<\/p>\n
According to him, this condition indicates that the increase in\nconsumption has not been fully utilised by domestic products.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe assess that the increase in household consumption of clothing,\nfootwear, and its maintenance services is met by imported products,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\u201cKemenperin hopes that in the future, the momentum of the increase in\nhousehold consumption for clothing, footwear, and its maintenance\nservices can be met by domestic industrial products,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The four sub-sectors that experienced contraction include the wood\nand wood and cork products industry (excluding furniture), the\nnon-metallic mineral goods industry, the computer, electronic and\noptical goods industry, and the repair and installation of machinery and\nequipment.<\/p>\n
The contraction in the non-metallic mineral goods industry, according\nto him, was due to a decrease in orders and inventory due to the lack of\ninfrastructure projects at the beginning of the fiscal year, as well as\nthe Ramadan period.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the computer, electronic and optical goods industry was\naffected by a decrease in foreign orders and a shortage of\ncomponents.<\/p>\n
In general, business conditions in February 2026 are still considered\ngood, with 77.6 percent of respondents stating that their business\nactivities have improved and stabilised.<\/p>\n
Febri said that the level of optimism among business actors increased\nto 73.5 percent, while pessimism decreased to 3.9 percent.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/industrial-confidence-index-during-ramadan-expands-to-54-02-points-1772136317", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }