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USD/IDR Price News: Indonesian rupiah stays below 14,300 on CPIs

Indonesia’s annual inflation rate accelerated in May, according to the latest data published by  Statistics Indonesia  showed  on Wednesday.

Indonesian May’s inflation rate rose to 1.68% on the year when compared with April’s 1.42% and 1.67% expectations, although remaining way below the Bank Indonesia’s (BI) 2.5-4.5% target range.

Meanwhile, the monthly inflation reading for May came in at 0.32% vs. +0.32% expected and +0.13% last.

more to come ….

About Indonesia’s CPI

The Inflation index released by the  Statistics Indonesia  is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The purchase power of the Indonesian Rupiah is dragged down by inflation. The  CPI  is used as a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the Rupiah, while a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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