The IHS Markit Indonesia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (or PMI) fell from a reading of 49.6 in July 2019 to 49.0 in August (further below the 50 point threshold that separates expansion from contraction) as Indonesian manufacturing companies cut output in response to lower demand.

The chart below shows that we are now seeing a negative trend. Over the past four months manufacturing activity in Indonesia has fallen markedly.

Indonesia’s Manufacturing PMI:

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