JAKARTA: Indonesia’s annual inflation rate accelerated in August to the highest since December 2017, but remained within the central bank’s target range and close to expectations, data from the statistics bureau showed.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.49% in August from a year earlier, compared with 3.32% in July. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 3.54%.
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