Traditionally, Indonesian inflation is low or negative (meaning deflation) in April as the great harvest occurs in this month, hence resulting in easing food prices. 

BPS Head Suhariyanto said all expenditure groups experienced inflation in April with the notable exception of foodstuffs. Easing foodstuff prices stem from easing rice prices after the government had earlier imported rice from abroad. Also falling prices of fresh fish and red chili contributed to deflating foodstuff prices.

• Foodstuffs; [deflation] -0.26 percent (m/m)
• Processed food, beverages, cigarette and tobacco; +0.24 percent (m/m)
• Housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel; +0.16 percent (m/m)
• Clothing; +0.29 percent (m/m)
• Health; +0.22 percent (m/m)
• Education, recreation and sports; +0.04 percent (m/m)
• Transportation, communication and financial services; +0.19 percent (m/m).

While most above-mentioned components experienced easing inflationary pressures (and foodstuffs deflated), the Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Fuel component experienced accelerated inflation from 0.06 percent (m/m) in March 2018 to 0.16 percent (m/m) in April 2018. It is assumed these rising pressures stem from higher international crude oil prices. In late March the price of (non-subsidized) Pertalite fuel was raised as a result of rising crude oil.

Read also: Analysis of Inflation in Indonesia

Indonesia's core inflation - which excludes volatile food and energy prices - rose 0.15 percent (m/m) in April 2018, hence accelerating to 2.69 percent on an annual basis.

Inflation in Indonesia:

Month M/M Growth
      2018
January      0.62%
February      0.17%
March      0.20%
April      0.10%
Year-to-Date     1.09%


Headline Consumer Price Index of Indonesia:

Month M/M Growth
      2013
M/M Growth
      2014
M/M Growth
      2015
M/M Growth
      2016
M/M Growth
      2017
January      1.03%      1.07%     -0.24%      0.51%      0.97%
February      0.75%      0.26%     -0.36%     -0.09%      0.23%
March      0.63%      0.08%      0.17%      0.19%     -0.02%
April     -0.10%     -0.02%      0.36%     -0.45%      0.09%
May     -0.03%      0.16%      0.50%      0.24%      0.39%
June      1.03%      0.43%      0.54%      0.66%      0.69%
July      3.29%      0.93%      0.93%      0.69%      0.22%
August      1.12%      0.47%      0.39%     -0.02%     -0.07%
September     -0.35%      0.27%     -0.05%      0.22%      0.13%
October      0.09%      0.47%     -0.08%      0.14%      0.01%
November      0.12%      1.50%      0.21%      0.47%      0.20%
December      0.55%      2.46%      0.96%      0.42%      0.71%
Total      8.38%      8.36%      3.35%      3.02%      3.61%

Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

Inflation in Indonesia and Central Bank (BI) Target:

  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Inflation
(annual % change)
 8.4  3.4  3.0  3.6
BI Target
(annual % change)
 4.5  4.0  4.0  4.0  3.5

 

  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Inflation
(annual % change)
 9.8  4.8  5.1  5.4  4.3  8.4
BI Target
(annual % change)
 5.0  4.5  5.0  5.0  4.5  4.5

Source: Bank Indonesia

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