Jakarta, May 14 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that the national economy's 5.61-percent growth in the first quarter of 2026 indicates that household purchasing power is being maintained.

"The largest contributor to economic growth was household consumption. This shows that household purchasing power remains strong," he stated in a written statement here on Thursday.

He explained that understanding the structure of economic growth needs to be viewed through the contribution of each component to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

"The contribution to growth is calculated from the growth of each component multiplied by its share in the economy. Based on that calculation, household consumption became the main driver of nati...