TheÌýIndonesianÌýeconomy grew 5.29 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, outpacing the 5.10 percent growth economists had forecast in a Reuters poll. Gross domestic product rose 3.73 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis, and growth for the first half of the year reached 5.45 percent compared with the same period in 2025, according to data released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The economy was valued atÌýIDRÌý6,552.1 trillion, or roughly USDÌý365.67 billion, at current prices for the April-June period.Ìý
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Household consumption was the primary driver of growth, contributing 2.67 percentage points to the overall expansion and accounting for more than half of GDP, with theÌýcomponentÌýrising 5.06 percent year-on-year.Ìý
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Private consumption kept growing, BPS Deputy for National Accounts and Statistical Analysis Edy Mahmud said, as quoted byÌýThe Jakarta Post.ÌýFixedÌýinvestment expanded 6.87 percent, aided by a 26.03 percent jump in vehicle sales.ÌýGovernment consumption, meanwhile, surged 15.97 percent.ÌýÌý
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By sector, electricity and gas supply grew fastest at 10.81 percent, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.60 percent,ÌýsupportedÌýby higher hotel occupancy and the government's Free Nutritious Meals program.ÌýÌý
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Ahead of the official release, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs AirlanggaÌýHartartoÌýhad told reportersÌýgrowth would stay still above five percent, according toÌýAntara.Ìý
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Even so, the second-quarter figure marks a slowdown from the 5.61 percent growth recorded in the first quarter, the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2022. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa had said Monday heÌýwas hoping for growth of around 5.4 percent; the government is now projecting a full-year range of 5.6 to 6 percent, according toÌýThe Jakarta Post.Ìý
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The moderation followed a volatile first half for markets. Indonesia's current account deficit widened toÌýUSDÌý4 billion in the first quarter, equivalent to 1.1 percent of GDP, while Bank Indonesia raised its benchmark interest rate by a cumulative 100 basis points, to 5.75 percent, between April and June to defend the rupiah.Ìý
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Indonesia's major trading partnersÌýlargely continuedÌýto expand during the quarter, with Vietnam and Malaysia strengthening and Singapore and South Korea growing faster than a year earlier, even as the United States and China posted slower growth, saidÌýEdy, as quoted byÌýtoÌýthe Jakarta Globe.Ìý
