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        "msgid": "bi-march-2026-inflation-remains-controlled-thanks-to-policy-consistency-1775116255",
        "date": "2026-04-02 13:54:18",
        "title": "BI: March 2026 Inflation Remains Controlled Thanks to Policy Consistency",
        "author": "Gita Amanda",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "Bank Indonesia (BI) attributes the controlled Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for March 2026, at 0.41% month-to-month and 3.48% year-on-year, to consistent monetary policy and strong coordination with central and local governments through inflation control teams. Core inflation eased to 0.13% m-t-m and 2.52% y-o-y, influenced by stable global gold prices and managed expectations despite festive demand during Eid al-Fitr. BI anticipates inflation will stay within the 2.5 \u00b1 1% target for 2026 and 2027, supported by enhanced food security programmes and synergies in volatile food price management.",
        "content": "<p>Bank Indonesia (BI) views the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation\nfor March 2026, which remains within the target range, as partly\nresulting from the consistency of monetary policy. Additionally, this\nachievement is supported by close synergy in inflation control between\nBI and the government, both central and regional, within the Central and\nRegional Inflation Control Teams (TPIP and TPID), as well as the\nstrengthening of national food security programme implementation.\nExecutive Director of BI\u2019s Communication Department, Ramdan Denny\nPrakoso, stated in a release received in Jakarta on Thursday that going\nforward, Indonesia\u2019s central bank is confident that inflation will\nremain controlled within the 2.5 \u00b1 1 percent target for 2026 and 2027.\nBased on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) released on\nWednesday (1\/4), the CPI for March 2026 recorded inflation of 0.41\npercent (month-to-month\/mtm), resulting in annual CPI inflation of 3.48\npercent (year-on-year\/yoy), a decrease compared to the previous month\u2019s\nrealisation of 4.76 percent (yoy). Furthermore, core inflation for March\n2026 was recorded at 0.13 percent (mtm), lower than the previous month\u2019s\nrealisation of 0.42 percent (mtm). The development of core inflation was\nmainly influenced by the decline in global gold commodity prices and\nstable inflation expectations, amid rising demand during the National\nReligious Holiday (HBKN) of Eid al-Fitr. Annually, core inflation for\nMarch 2026 was recorded at 2.52 percent (yoy), down from the previous\nmonth\u2019s inflation of 2.63 percent (yoy). Meanwhile, the volatile food\ngroup for March 2026 experienced inflation of 1.58 percent (mtm), a\ndecrease compared to the previous month\u2019s inflation of 2.50 percent\n(mtm). Inflation in the volatile food group was primarily contributed by\ncommodities such as broiler chicken meat, rice, and broiler eggs, in\nline with increased demand during the HBKN Eid al-Fitr period. Annually,\nthe volatile food group experienced inflation of 4.24 percent (yoy),\nlower than the previous month\u2019s inflation of 4.64 percent (yoy). \u201cGoing\nforward, volatile food inflation is projected to be controlled,\nsupported by close synergy between Bank Indonesia and TPIP and TPID, as\nwell as the strengthening of the Inflation Control and Prosperous Food\nMovement (GPIPS) implementation,\u201d said Ramdan. Meanwhile, the\nadministered prices group for March 2026 experienced inflation of 0.31\npercent (mtm), an increase compared to the previous month\u2019s deflation of\n0.03 percent (mtm). The inflation was mainly contributed by commodities\nsuch as petrol and intercity transport fares, in line with adjustments\nto non-subsidised fuel oil (BBM) prices and increased mobility during\nthe HBKN Eid al-Fitr period. Annually, the administered prices group\nrecorded inflation of 6.08 percent (yoy), lower than the previous\nmonth\u2019s inflation of 12.66 percent (yoy).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bi-march-2026-inflation-remains-controlled-thanks-to-policy-consistency-1775116255",
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