Indonesia's inflation rises in August

STORY: Indonesia's inflation rises in August DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Jakarta 2. various of streets 3. various of vendors and shoppers STORYLINE: Indonesia's inflation rate for August rose from the previous month's 3.08 percent to 3.27 percent, both of which were within the goal range of 2 to 4 percent set by the central bank. Transportation has been one of the major drivers of inflation for months, along with food commodities, and tobacco, said Statistics Indonesia BPS Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics Pudji Ismartini. Several initiatives to manage commodity prices, maintain supply availability, facilitate distribution, and monetary and fiscal policy, as well as the real sector, were successful in bringing inflation under control faster than the target, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto. The country is targeting inflation to reach a range of 1.5 to 3.5 percen

Indonesia's inflation falls to 4.97 pct in March

STORY: Indonesia's inflation falls to 4.97 pct in March DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) building 2. various of Pudji Ismartini, BPS deputy for distribution and services statistics, speaking at the press conference 3. various of ports in Indonesia 4. various of banks in Indonesia 5. various of markets in Indonesia STORYLINE: Indonesia posted its inflation at 4.97 percent year-on-year in March, the lowest in the last seven months, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) on Monday. The March inflation figure was compared to 5.47 percent in February and 5.28 percent in January, but it was still above the central bank's target range of 2 percent to 4 percent. "Inflation at this beginning of Ramadan was relatively lower than the previous year, but we must be aware of rising commodity prices and high demand ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday," said BPS deputy for distribution and services statistics, Pudji Ismartini, a

Indonesia's inflation rate falls to 0.16 pct month-on-month in February

STORY: Indonesia's inflation rate falls to 0.16 pct month-on-month in February DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BPS Deputy for Distribution and Service Statistics Pudji Ismartini 1. various of statistics by Statistics Indonesia 2. various of street views of Jakarta 3. various of vendors STORYLINE: Indonesia's inflation rate fell to 0.16 percent month-on-month (mom) in February, compared to 0.34 percent the country recorded in the previous month, mainly contributed by the cost of transportation, the prices of food and beverages, and the higher tax on cigarettes, the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Wednesday. On a yearly basis, the inflation rose to 5.47 percent year-on-year last month, compared to 5.28 percent year-on-year in January. "The inflation in the transportation sector was affected by the increase in air transport fares, while the biggest contributors to month-on-month inflation were rice, cigarettes, shallots, and r