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BPS Economic Growth Data: Between Fact and Illusion

Monday, August 25, 2025

BPS data is not in line with reality. The country must not be trapped by pleasant but misleading figures.

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LATELY, the public has once again been presented with economic figures from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) that have triggered various reactions, from awe and confusion to suspicion. The latest report on Indonesia’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2025, which reached 5.12 percent year-on-year, for example, has received sharp criticism. This is not only because the figure exceeded the expectations of many economists but also because its

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