KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia's consumer price index in April rose 4.33% annually, data from the statistics bureau showed on Tuesday, slowing from 4.97% in March and slightly below expectations. The annual inflation came slightly below the 4.39% predicted in a Reuters poll. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index rose 0.33%, compared to a 0.37% forecast and a 0.18% increase a month earlier. The core inflation, which excludes government-controlled prices and volatile food prices, eased to 2.83%, below a 2.89% prediction in the poll and compared to 2.94% in March.
Indonesia's April Annual Inflation at 4.33%, Below Forecast
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia's consumer price index in April rose 4.33% annually, data from the statistics bureau showed on Tuesday, slowing from 4.97% in March and slightly below expectations. The annual inflation came slightly below the 4.39% predicted in a Reuters poll. On a monthly basis, the consumer price index rose 0.33%, compared to a 0.37% forecast and a 0.18% increase a month earlier. The core inflation, which excludes government-controlled prices and volatile food prices, eased to 2.83%, below a 2.89% prediction in the poll and compared to 2.94% in March.