Indonesia records lowest inflation in history as Covid-19 ravages country; total almost at 780,000


Shoppers buy fresh chili at Peunayong traditional market in Aceh. Indonesia recorded the lowest annual inflation in the country’s history in 2020. - THe Jakarta Post/Asian News Network

JAKARTA, Jan 4 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia recorded the lowest annual inflation in the country’s history in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the economy and battered purchasing power. As of Tuesday, total Covid-19 cases in Indonesia were at almost 780,000.

The country’s annual consumer price index (CPI) stood at 1.68 percent last year as prices advanced 0.45 percent on a monthly basis in December, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday (Jan 4).

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