Indonesia: Inflation up 0.32 percent in May

Published 2021년 6월 2일

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Indonesia experienced a 0.32% increase in inflation in May, driven by higher prices in foodstuffs, transportation, and gold jewelry, as reported by the Central Statistics Agency. The inflation was influenced by an increase in the prices of various commodities such as chicken meat, air transport tariffs, beef, oranges, cooking oil, and inter-city transport fares, among others. However, red chilis and bird eye chilis led to a deflation. The city with the highest inflation was Manokwari, located in West Papua, while Tembilahan experienced the lowest inflation. The total calendar inflation from January to May was 0.90%, and the annual inflation stood at 1.68%.

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The high inflation in Manokwari was fueled by a rise in air transport tickets, spinach, skipjack fish, and kangkung (a kind of leafy vegetable). Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia recorded a 0.32-percent increase in inflation in May this year, fueled by a rise in the price of foodstuffs, transportation fares, and gold jewelry, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The commodities and services that contributed to inflation included purebred chicken meat, air transport tariffs, beef, oranges, cooking oil, gold jewelry, and inter-city transport fares, BPS deputy for distribution and service statistics Setianto informed here on Wednesday . They also included rice with dishes, parking fees, live chicken, train fares, coconut, and potato, he added. However, red chilis and bird eye chilis contributed 0.07 percent and 0.05 percent, respectively, to deflation. He said 78 out of 90 cities surveyed for the consumer price index recorded an inflation, while 12 ...

Source: Antaranews