Indonesia: Inflation decelerates in April from March
Latest reading: Consumer prices were up 2.4% in annual terms in April, following a 3.5% increase in the previous month. April’s reading was the weakest since August 2025 and returned within Bank Indonesia’s 1.5–3.5% target range.
Relative to the prior month’s figures, there were milder price pressures for housing, water, electricity and household fuels (+0.7% on a year-on-year basis vs +7.2% in March) and food, beverages and tobacco (+3.1% vs +3.3% in March). In contrast, there were higher price pressures for clothing and footwear (+0.8% vs +0.7% in March), transport (+1.6% vs +0.6% in March) and recreation and entertainment (+1.2% vs +1.1% in March).
Meanwhile, core consumer prices were up 2.4% in annual terms in April, following a 2.5% rise in the prior month.
Lastly, consumer prices increased 0.13% in April on a month-on-month basis, following a 0.41% increase in the previous month.