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        "msgid": "latest-data-economic-inequality-between-urban-and-rural-residents-rises-1785912669",
        "date": "2026-08-05 13:05:28",
        "title": "Latest Data: Economic Inequality Between Urban and Rural Residents Rises",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's expenditure inequality, as measured by the gini ratio, increased to 0.368 in March 2026 from 0.363 in September 2025, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The rise was observed in both urban and rural areas, though the figure remains lower than the 0.375 recorded in March 2025. The data highlights a persistent gap in spending power between the country's wealthiest and poorest citizens.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2013 The Central Statistics Agency (BPS)\nrecorded that the level of population expenditure inequality in\nIndonesia has risen, according to the latest figures as of March\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>The level of inequality, as measured by the Gini ratio, now stands at\n0.368, higher than the figure recorded in September 2025 of 0.363.<\/p>\n<p>However, compared to March 2025, it remains lower, as the Gini ratio\nat that time was 0.375.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInequality in Indonesia was recorded at 0.368, up 0.005 from\nSeptember 2025,\u201d said M. Edy Mahmud, Deputy for Statistical Analysis and\nBalance at BPS, during a press conference at the BPS head office in\nJakarta on Wednesday (5\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>BPS recorded that inequality in both urban and rural areas also\nincreased, based on figures as of March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Gini ratio stands at 0.387 for data as of March 2026, up from\n0.383 as of September 2025, although it remains lower than the March\n2025 level of 0.395.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in rural areas, the Gini ratio, or level of inequality,\nstands at 0.296, also up from the figure recorded in September 2025 of\n0.295. However, compared to March 2025, it also remains lower, as the\nfigure then was 0.299.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/latest-data-economic-inequality-between-urban-and-rural-residents-rises-1785912669",
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