Jakarta, May 4 -- Indonesia is intensifying industrial mitigation efforts after global supply chain disruptions linked to Middle East conflicts pushed its manufacturing sector into a moderate contraction, according to official data released Monday.

The S&P Global manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Indonesia slipped to 49.1 in April, down from 50.1 the previous month.

Industry Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arif attributed the dip to geopolitical tensions that have triggered supply bottlenecks and spiked logistics costs, directly impacting national production.

"The weakening PMI is the impact of global developments, particularly geopolitical conflicts that have triggered supply disruptions and spikes in commod...