Jakarta, May 22 -- Manufacturing sector remains the main driver of Indonesia's economy amidst various global challenges, Industry Ministry's spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arif said in his statement on Friday.

According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the manufacturing industry's contribution to national GDP showed an increasing trend from the second quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2026, from 17.92 percent to 19.20 percent.

In addition to GDP contribution, the ministry also assessed that there had been no shift in the workforce from the manufacturing industry sector to other sectors, particularly services.

During the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery period from 2021 to 2025, the number of workers in the manufacturing sector inc...