Not So Cheerful for the Poor
The jump in car sales shows that the economy is improving. But only the middle class and above can enjoy and benefit.
August 28, 2007
THIS year’s Eid (Idul Fitri, the feast that marks the end of the fasting month) will be different for Supriyadi. As that day approaches in October, he will no longer be queuing up for hours to buy transport tickets to his home town of Semarang, as he has done in the past each year. Last week he purchased a second-hand car. “So it will be more convenient to take along my baby,” explained Supriyadi, whose wife gave birth to a son three months
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