04 Mar 2025 | News & Feature

CPI: Storing up potential energy

  • Indonesia experienced deflation (-0.09% YoY / -0.48% MoM) due to discount on household electricity prices.
  • Normalized harvest season and government price stabilization scheme limit price increases in volatile food.
  • Consumer surplus caused by electricity discount may be expended for the next several months.
  • Higher inflation expected in March and April as Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr coincide with the elimination of electricity discount.