Penny-pinching consumers cast doubt on Indonesia’s high growth

Reduced spending in Indonesia is worrying for a country of more than 280 million people whose economy is driven in large part by high rates of consumption. - AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s economy is growing at its fastest pace in two years. Not all consumers are buying it.

Rohatta, owner of a fried rice restaurant on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, says his business is having its worst spell since the pandemic, with 50-70 customers a day - down from 150.