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Beyond Trading Down
... purchasing power, a squeezed middle class and slowing household consumption. ... sorting itself rather than shrinking. For businesses, this is ... pressure falls on the middle: brands that are ... Among many urban and upper-middle-income households, health, wellness ...Opinion Jun 23, 2026 | 12:02 pm
Economic Buffer Under Pressure as Middle Class Continues to Shrink
... time when Indonesia’s middle class has already been shrinking. According to the ... time, the aspiring middle class -- households just below middle-class status -- reached 142 ... who argued that Indonesia’s middle class remains relatively thin and concentrated ...Business Jun 12, 2026 | 7:54 am
Rate Hike, Fuel Price Surge Put Indonesia’s Middle Class Under Pressure
... could significantly strain middle-income households. "For the middle class, this means ... (BPS) show that middle-class and aspiring middle-class households account for more ... the shrinking size of Indonesia's middle class. The number of middle-class Indonesians ...Business Jun 10, 2026 | 3:34 pm
Sudden Pertamax Price Hikes to Hurt Indonesia’s Middle Class
... fuel Pertamax will hurt Indonesia’s middle class. Pertamax prices rose by 32 ... pressure is looming on Indonesia’s middle class. As their income stays the ... groceries for the lower-middle class. Indonesia’s middle class was already shrinking before the latest ...Business Jun 10, 2026 | 10:25 am
Indonesia’s Growth Paradox: Higher Growth, Poorer People
... beneath the aspiring middle class is quietly collapsing. Indonesia’s middle class has shrunk ... , historically the backbone of middle-class expansion across East Asia, has ... sustain democratic institutions. When the middle class weakens, societies become more ...Opinion May 23, 2026 | 11:57 am
Kadin Warns Weak Rupiah is Squeezing Middle-Class Consumers
... felt most acutely by Indonesia’s middle class, which may have to allocate ... Agency show that Indonesia’s middle class has been shrinking steadily in recent years ... . In 2019, Indonesia’s middle class still numbered ...Business May 22, 2026 | 8:11 pm
AEI Economists: Middle Class Holds Key to Indonesia’s 2026 Growth
... Agency show that Indonesia’s middle class has been shrinking steadily in recent years ... . In 2019, the middle class still numbered ... social mobility, and a shrinking buffer for the middle class to absorb economic shocks ...Business Jan 14, 2026 | 3:50 pm
Apindo: Investors Seek Stability Over Short-Term Sweeteners
... fragile. Shinta warns that Indonesia’s middle class, long touted as a demographic advantage ... rate of 2.37 percent, but middle-class essentials are rising faster: education ... pace. Read More: Indonesia’s Middle Class Is Shrinking and With It, the Engine ...Business Aug 21, 2025 | 2:58 pm
Indonesia’s 2026 Growth Target of 5.4% Seen Within Reach, Citi Says
... said. Read More: Indonesia’s Middle Class Is Shrinking and With It, the Engine ...Business Aug 20, 2025 | 1:24 pm
Indonesia’s Middle Class Is Shrinking and With It, the Engine of Growth
... growth. Read More: Indonesia’s Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption A Fragile ... “Additional incentives for the middle class are crucial,” argues Josua ... low-income households. Meanwhile, middle-class households are also struggling. They ...Business Aug 19, 2025 | 10:17 am
Indonesia’s Shrinking Middle Class Threatens Growth, Consumption
Jakarta. Indonesia’s middle class is shrinking, raising concerns about the sustainability ... macroeconomic pressures that are eroding middle-class purchasing power, particularly for ... mirror the health of Indonesia’s middle class. Even the Gaikindo Indonesia ...Business Aug 18, 2025 | 8:45 pm
From Growth Engine to Vulnerable Group: Indonesia’s Middle Class in Retreat
... mass layoffs. “The phenomenon of a shrinking middle class could worsen rapidly,” said Bhima ... . Read More: Indonesia Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst ... decisive measures, many in the middle class could fall into poverty, widening ...Business Aug 14, 2025 | 7:51 pm
Prabowo’s $1.5 Billion Economic Stimuli: Are They Good Enough?
... the stimulus packages. The Forgotten Middle Class A man checks out a shirt sold ... the policy had neglected Indonesia’s shrinking middle class. Esther Sri Astuti, an analyst ... on low-income households. The middle class is also struggling, and ironically ...Business Jun 10, 2025 | 6:33 pm
Indonesia Ignores Its Middle Class in Latest Economic Stimuli: Analyst
... households, thus ignoring the country’s middle class. “I doubt these packages are ... income households can lead to a shrinking middle class. In other words, more Indonesians ... six months. The middle class and those nearing middle-class status represented almost ...Business Jun 9, 2025 | 3:55 pm
Stop Relying on Seasonal Factors for Economic Growth
... in productivity, largely due to a shrinking middle class and a slowdown in the manufacturing ...Opinion Feb 10, 2025 | 7:21 am
Indonesia's Rupiah Depreciates as Economic Growth Slows in 2024
... purchasing power is weakening, the middle class is shrinking, and sectoral productivity continues ...Business Feb 6, 2025 | 10:45 am
Finding the Middle Ground on 12 Percent VAT
... that this would prompt the middle-upper class to pay higher taxes ... the government’s attempt to find a middle ground amid public opposition to ... the middle-class category over the past few months. People’s savings are shrinking ...Business Dec 10, 2024 | 9:50 am
VAT Hike Threatens to Shrink Indonesia's Middle Class Further
... reduce Indonesia's middle-class population, which has already been shrinking since 2018 due ... middle-class citizens might drop a class by 2025, but it's clear that the middle class ...News Dec 4, 2024 | 11:07 am
Planned VAT Hike Lacks Public Support, Gov't Told
... . This will impact the lower middle class, who will bear the brunt ... be felt by the lower-middle class. "The government needs to conduct ... widespread, and formal jobs are shrinking," said Rospita. Furthermore, the public ...Business Nov 25, 2024 | 3:48 pm
Social Affairs Minister Targets Zero Extreme Poverty in Indonesia by 2026
... is the phenomenon of the middle-class shrinking, which requires adaptive social protection ...News Nov 13, 2024 | 10:31 am
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