Indonesia Inflation Rate  1997-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Consumer prices in Indonesia rose 4.37 percent year-on-year in June of 2017, following a 4.33 percent rise in May and above market consensus of a 4.29 percent gain. It was the highest inflation rate since March 2016 in the wake of fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr celebration. Upward prices pressure came from all components: raw food (2.43 percent vs 3.37 percent in the prior month), processed food (4.37 percent vs 4.57 percent), housing (6.18 percent vs 5.54 percent), clothing (2.75 percent vs 2.68 percent), health (3.85 percent vs 3.84 percent), education (2.83 percent vs 2.80 percent) and transport (5.80 percent vs 5.13 percent). Core consumer prices rose 3.13 percent year-on-year, compared to a 3.20 percent rise in May while market estimated a 3.21 percent gain. It was the lowest figure since December 2016. On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.69 percent, much faster than a 0.39 percent rise in a month earlier and beating expectations of a 0.61 percent increase. Inflation Rate in Indonesia averaged 10.51 percent from 1997 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 82.40 percent in September of 1998 and a record low of -1.17 percent in March of 2000.