Indonesia's shrinking middle class casts shadow on economic rise

"Economists have attributed the decline to a range of causes, including the aftershocks of COVID-19 and gaps in the country's social safety net."

"The number of Indonesians classified as middle class fell from 57.3 million in 2019 to 47.8 million this year, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics."

"We lost everything, Nasution told Al Jazeera. Several years later, the couple are yet to claw their way back."

"Those classified as belonging to the aspiring middle class increased from 128.85 million to 137.5 million over the period, according to the statistics agency."

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