This report provides an in-depth look at the apparel manufacturing industry in Indonesia. While the industry’s share of overall output has fallen slightly in recent years, it remains an important sector for Indonesia. There are some major challenges facing the industry; to ensure its long-term viability, these challenges must be addressed.

To fully appreciate those challenges, it is important to understand what Indonesia’s apparel manufacturing industry currently produces, and where it is positioned in the value chain. Further, it is important to assess the industry’s present and historical ability to capture market share in both the international and domestic marketplaces (the latter being quite large). With a complete picture of the Indonesian apparel industry, we can identify the existing and future challenges for the industry and make recommendations that will help it remain viable over the long term.