Market Waiting for Today's Release of Indonesia's Inflation and Trade Balance
Today (03/02), Statistics Indonesia (BPS) will release a number of macroeconomic data which are eagerly awaited for by market participants. Most importantly, Indonesia's January 2014 inflation rate and the December 2013 trade balance. These data will have an impact on the performance of Indonesia's rupiah exchange rate and the country's benchmark stock index (IHSG). Monthly inflation in January is expected to range between 0.8 and 1.0 percent, while a trade surplus of about USD $800 million in December is forecast.
In recent history, Indonesia usually records inflation of around 1.0 percent in January. If the pace can be curbed below the 1.0 percent level this year, then investors will be pleased. Preliminary forecasts suggested an inflation level of just below 1.0 percent. However, it remains uncertain to what extent the floods in Indonesia (particularly Jakarta and Manado) have temporarily disrupted distribution systems and thus caused inflationary pressures.
2013 | Inflation |
January | 1.03% |
February | 0.75% |
March | 0.63% |
April | -0.10% |
May | -0.03% |
June | 1.03% |
July | 3.29% |
August | 1.12% |
September | -0.35% |
October | 0.09% |
November | 0.12% |
December | 0.55% |
Total | 8.38% |
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Inflation (annual percent change) |
9.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 8.4 |
Source: Statistics Indonesia
Indonesia's December 2013 trade balance is expected to record a surplus for the third consecutive month. At the end of last week, the country's Finance Minister Chatib Basri predicted a monthly trade surplus of about USD $800 million, supported by improved exports in the non-oil & gas sector. As such, the current account deficit (which had been a great concern to many investors for most of this year) has been curtailed significantly. From 4.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2013 (USD $9.9 billion), it has been reduced to between 3.0 and 3.5 percent of GDP by the end of 2013. Concern is now changing from Indonesia's trade balance to capital outflows amid the Federal Reserve's winding down of its quantitative easing program.
Indonesia's Trade Balance 2013 (in billion US Dollar):
2013 | Export | Import | ||||
Month | Oil & Gas | Non Oil & Gas | Total | Oil & Gas |
Non Oil & Gas | Total |
January | 2,66 | 12,72 | 15,38 | 3,97 | 11,48 | 15,45 |
February | 2,57 | 12,45 | 15,02 | 3,64 | 11,67 | 15,31 |
March | 2,93 | 12,09 | 15,02 | 3,90 | 10,99 | 14,89 |
April | 2,45 | 12,31 | 14,76 | 3,63 | 12,83 | 16,46 |
May | 2,92 | 13,21 | 16,13 | 3,43 | 13,23 | 16,66 |
June | 2,80 | 11,96 | 14,76 | 3,53 | 12,11 | 15,64 |
July | 2,28 | 12,81 | 15,09 | 4,14 | 13,28 | 17,42 |
August | 2,72 | 10,36 | 13,08 | 3,67 | 9,34 | 13,01 |
September | 2,41 | 12,29 | 14,70 | 3,72 | 11,79 | 15,51 |
October | 2,72 | 12,99 | 15,70 | 3,47 | 12,20 | 15,67 |
November | 2,75 | 13,18 | 15,93 | 3,94 | 11,21 | 15,15 |
Jan-Nov | 29,21 | 136,36 | 165,57 | 41,0 | 130,13 | 171,17 |
Source: Statistics Indonesia
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