Central Statistic Bureau of Indonesia (BPS) just recently released some Indonesian Economy statistics numbers for Aug 09 and July 09. Here is some of the highlights :

Inflation rate (Aug 09):
- On Aug 09, inflation rate is 0.56 percent and Customer Price Index (CPI) is 115.25. From 66 cities across Indonesia, 63 cities are having inflation while 3 cities are having deflation.
- The highest inflation happened in Manokwari (2.00 percent – CPI 130.26) and the lowest inflation happened in Singkawang (0.03 percent – CPI 117.77).
- The highest deflation rate happened in the city of Sorong (0.76 percent – CPI 134.01), while the lowest deflation rate happened in Palembang (0.14 percent – CPI 116.27).
- Inflation rate on this year (Jan- Aug 09) is measured as 1.22 percent, while the year-on-year inflation rate (Aug 08 – Aug 09) is recorded as 2.75 percent.

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