RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that the Prompt Manufacturing Index (PMI‑BI) for the second quarter of 2026 (Q2 2026) stood at 51.43 percent.

This figure shows that the national manufacturing sector remains stable and in an expansion phase (index >50 percent), although slightly lower than the previous quarter’s reading of 52.03 percent.

Executive Director of BI’s Communications Department, Ramdan Denny Prakoso, said that based on its constituent components, the majority were in the expansion phase, namely production volume (53.81 percent), finished goods inventory volume (53 percent), and total order volume (52.77 percent).

“Based on sub‑sectors, most were also in the expansion phase, with the highest index in the machinery and equipment industry, followed by the food and beverage industry, the basic metals industry, and the non‑metallic mineral products industry,” Denny said in a written statement in Jakarta on Friday, July 17, as quoted on BI’s official website.

The machinery and equipment sub‑sector grew by 58.24 percent in Q2 2026. This was followed by the food and beverage industry (54.05 percent), the basic metals industry (53.59 percent), and the non‑metallic mineral products industry (53.22 percent).

In Q3 2026, the manufacturing sector’s performance is projected to improve and remain in the expansion phase, as reflected by the PMI‑BI at 52.32 percent. This expansion is expected to be driven by production volume (54.33 percent), finished goods inventory volume (53.67 percent), and total order volume (53.66 percent).

Meanwhile, the components of input receipt pace and employment showed improvement, although they remained in the contraction zone with indices of 48.88 percent and 49.70 percent, respectively.

Furthermore, the majority of sub‑sectors are projected to remain in expansion, with the highest index recorded in the machinery and equipment industry (56.62 percent). This was followed by the tobacco processing industry (56.00 percent), the basic metals industry (55.87 percent), and the transportation equipment industry (55.44 percent). ***