An employee checking aluminum bars at a factory of PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) in Batu Bara, North Sumatra. - JP
JAKARTA: The Indonesian manufacturing sector concluded 2025 on a weaker note, despite the Christmas and New Year holidays, with export orders declining for a fourth consecutive month.
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) report by S&P Global, released last Friday, showed the index dipping to 51.2 points in December from a reading of 53.3 in the preceding month.
