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        "id": 1903726,
        "msgid": "economy-grows-5-29-poverty-falls-but-why-hasnt-public-purchasing-power-recovered-1786002816",
        "date": "2026-08-06 14:24:20",
        "title": "Economy Grows 5.29%, Poverty Falls, But Why Hasn't Public Purchasing Power Recovered?",
        "author": "Friska Yolandha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's poverty rate fell to 8.07% in March 2026 alongside 5.29% economic growth, yet the rise in the national poverty line and deepening rural poverty indices suggest that the benefits of growth are not being felt evenly. While over 132,000 families graduated from social assistance, the increasing cost of basic needs indicates that overall purchasing power remains under pressure.",
        "content": "<p>The decline in the poverty rate has brought encouraging news amid\nIndonesia\u2019s economic growth of 5.29 percent in the second quarter of\n2026. However, several indicators show that this improvement has not yet\nfully reflected an increase in public welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded that the number of poor people\nfell to 22.93 million in March 2026, or 8.07 percent of the total\npopulation. Compared to September 2025, the number of poor people\ndecreased by around 430,000 from 23.36 million, or 8.25 percent.<\/p>\n<p>BPS Deputy for Balance Sheet and Statistical Analysis Edy Mahmud\nstated that the decline in poverty occurred in almost all regions of\nIndonesia. The deepest decline occurred in Java, at 0.21 percentage\npoints. Nevertheless, Java remains the region with the largest\nconcentration of poor people, reaching 12.02 million people or 52.42\npercent of the national total.<\/p>\n<p>BPS also noted that the national poverty line increased to IDR\n669,235 per capita per month in March 2026, up 4.33 percent from IDR\n641,443 per capita per month in September 2025. The rise in the poverty\nline indicates that the minimum requirement for the community to meet\nbasic needs continues to increase.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions in rural areas have not fully improved. The Poverty Depth\nIndex (P1) and Poverty Severity Index (P2) actually increased in these\nareas. This means that some of the poor in villages are facing heavier\neconomic pressures compared to six months earlier.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the government believes that various social\nprotection programmes are beginning to yield results. The Ministry of\nSocial Affairs recorded that 132,272 beneficiary families graduated or\nexited from social assistance status in the third quarter of 2026\nbecause they were deemed to have become economically self-reliant.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/economy-grows-5-29-poverty-falls-but-why-hasnt-public-purchasing-power-recovered-1786002816",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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