BI: Manufacturing Industry Performance Remains Strong in Q2 2026

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded that the performance of the manufacturing industry in the second quarter of 2026 remained resilient and stayed in the expansion phase, with an index above 50 per cent, as reflected in the PMI-BI of 51.43 per cent.

However, the Prompt Manufacturing Index (PMI)-BI for the second quarter of 2026 was slightly lower compared with the previous quarter’s figure of 52.03 per cent.

Executive Director of BI’s Communications Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, in a statement issued in Jakarta on Friday, said that the majority of components were in the expansion phase, namely production volume, finished goods inventory volume, and total order volume.

The three components were recorded at 53.81 per cent, 53.00 per cent, and 52.77 per cent respectively.

By sub-sector, most sub-sectors were also in the expansion phase, with the highest index recorded in the machinery and equipment industry (58.24 per cent), followed by the food and beverage industry (54.05 per cent), the basic metals industry (53.59 per cent), and the non-metallic minerals industry (53.22 per cent).

In the third quarter of 2026, the performance of the manufacturing industry is forecast to improve and remain in the expansion phase, reflected in a PMI-BI of 52.32 per cent.

The expansion is mainly driven by production volume (54.33 per cent), finished goods inventory volume (53.67 per cent), and total order volume (53.66 per cent).

The majority of sub-sectors are predicted to be in the expansion phase, with the highest index in the machinery and equipment industry (56.62 per cent), followed by the tobacco processing industry (56.00 per cent), the basic metals industry (55.87 per cent), and the transport equipment industry (55.44 per cent).