KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia's annual inflation rate accelerated for a fourth straight month in December, but remained below the central bank's target range, data from the country's statistics bureau showed on Monday. December's consumer price index rose 1.68% year-on-year, compared with a 1.61% rate expected in a Reuters poll. Bank Indonesia's target range for 2020 and 2021 is 2%-4%. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.45%.
Indonesia inflation picks up further in December, but stays below central bank target
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia's annual inflation rate accelerated for a fourth straight month in December, but remained below the central bank's target range, data from the country's statistics bureau showed on Monday. December's consumer price index rose 1.68% year-on-year, compared with a 1.61% rate expected in a Reuters poll. Bank Indonesia's target range for 2020 and 2021 is 2%-4%. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.45%.