Textile Industry Hasn't Rised In The 2024 Political Year, Here's Minister Of Industry Agus' Response

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) noted that the national manufacturing sector is in the expansion phase for 28 consecutive months.

This refers to the manufacturing purchasing index manager (PMI) released by S&P Global and confirmed Industrial Trust Index (IKI) in January 2024.

Even so, the Ministry of Industry admits that there are 6 domestic manufacturing sub-sectors that are still experiencing contractions, aka a decline in performance, one of which is the textile industry (KBLI 13).

In fact, Indonesia is currently facing a 2024 general election period, which is expected to be a turning point in the textile industry.

Responding to this, the Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita admitted that the textile industry has not fully risen, even though there is a momentum for the 2024 General Election.

"The textile industry has started to improve (even though it is still) a contraction," said Minister of Industry Agus when met at the Ministry of Industry office, Jakarta, Thursday, February 1.

Minister of Industry Agus assessed that currently industrial business actors are still waiting for the results of the 2024 General Election.

"In my view and experience, every time there is an election cycle, business actors are usually waiting and seeing and waiting. The optimism is suppressed because they don't dare, they are also still waiting for the results of the 2024 presidential election in particular," he said.

Even so, Agus emphasized that the values of IKI and PMI in January 2024 remained in good condition.

"But the fact is, right, it went up and now PMI and IKI in January (2024) the numbers are almost the same even though we didn't really drop," he added.

As previously reported, the Ministry of Industry said that the textile industry sub-sector is still at the current contraction level.

Director of Industry, Textiles, Skin and Footwear of the Ministry of Industry, Adie Rochmanto Pandiangan, said that many political elites have now used electronic media as a place to campaign.

"We previously hoped that the existing democratic party would raise or increase demand and production. However, we are trying to check, it turns out that the role of electronic media in the campaign is quite influential," said Adie at the Ministry of Industry's office, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 31.

Adie assessed that this had caused a decline in the demand for textile sub-sector items.

"So, the attributes, banners and t-shirts that were usually requested in previous years did not happen much," he said.

Caption: Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita. Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI