Strong Economic Foundation, Rising Industrialization - Part 1

Bps data said that Indonesia's economy continued to grow because it was driven by excellent export performance in Q3 2025. Some of Indonesia's leading commodities showed a significant increase, such as palm oil (CPO) whose price rose, and chemical and pharmaceutical industry products whose exports jumped sharply. In addition, downstream derivative products also contributed greatly to national exports.

This strong export performance also boosted the growth of the manufacturing industry sector. Previously, Indonesia was often associated with the phenomenon of deindustrialization, which is the declining role of the industrial sector as the main driver of the economy because its growth is slower than the national economy, but now there is a positive change. Since the second quarter of 2025, the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the manufacturing industry sector has exceeded the growth of the overall economy.

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