Economics

Indonesia Consumers Are Most Pessimistic in 16 Years on Outbreak

  • Consumer confidence dipped to 77.3 in August, least since 2005
  • Indonesians are growing more concerned over jobs, salaries
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Indonesian consumers were the most pessimistic in 16 years as the government imposed prolonged lockdown measures to curb the virus outbreak that crippled hospitals and led to thousands of deaths.