Indonesian inflation eased to 4.69% in August, still above target

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Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is under pressure to tame domestic prices in the face of rising global energy and food costs. © Reuters

NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's inflation rate in August decreased to 4.69% in spite of rising global fuel prices in the wake of the Ukraine war, but still exceeded Bank Indonesia's target range of 2% to 4% this year.

Indonesia's headline inflation dropped to 4.69% in August, down from July's 4.94%, when the rate hit the biggest year-on-year climb since October 2015.

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