Indonesia is the world's second-largest consumer of instant noodles, after China. Based on the latest data from the World Instant Noodle Association (WINA), Indonesia consumed 13.2 billion packages of instant noodles in 2015, accounting for 13.5 percent of total worldwide instant noodle consumption. Instant noodles are very popular among the Indonesian population due to the affordable price, easy-to-prepare nature, and yummy taste of the noodles (although there have been many reports that claim that these food products are unhealthy).

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On Monday (03/03, Statistics Indonesia announced that inflation in Indonesia stood at 0.26 percent in February 2014. The largest inflationary pressures in this month were caused by higher prices of instant food products, drinks, cigarettes and tobacco. The country's February inflation rate was much lower than the 1.07 percent inflation recorded in the previous month (which was brought on by severe floods that disrupted distribution networks). Year-on-year (yoy) inflation eased to 7.75 percent from 8.22 percent in January 2014.

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