Regarding May 2014 inflation, Bank Indonesia predicts low inflation (0.09 to 0.1 percent month-to-month).

On Monday 2 June 2014, Statistics Indonesia will release various economic data, including the April 2014 trade statistics and May inflation as well as manufacturing.

Indonesia's Trade Balance 2014 (in billion US Dollar):

2014                              Export                              Import
Month   Oil & Gas   Non Oil & Gas   Total   Oil & Gas
  Non Oil & Gas   Total
January       2,50          11,97   14,47       3,55          11,37   14,92
February       2,73          11,90   14,63       3,46          10,33   13,79
March       2,64          12,57   15,21       4,01          10,53   14,54
Jan-Mar       7,87          36,45   44,41      11,02          32,22   43,25

Indonesia's Trade Balance 2013 (in billion US Dollar):

2013                              Export                              Import
Month   Oil & Gas   Non Oil & Gas   Total   Oil & Gas
  Non Oil & Gas   Total
January       2,66          12,72   15,38       3,97          11,48   15,45
February       2,57          12,45   15,02       3,64          11,67   15,31
March       2,93          12,09   15,02       3,90          10,99   14,89
April       2,45          12,31   14,76       3,63          12,83   16,46
May       2,92          13,21   16,13       3,43          13,23   16,66
June       2,80          11,96   14,76       3,53          12,11   15,64
July       2,28          12,81   15,09       4,14          13,28   17,42
August       2,72          10,36   13,08       3,67           9,34   13,01
September       2,41          12,29   14,70       3,72          11,79   15,51
October       2,72          12,99   15,70       3,47          12,20   15,67
November       2,77          13,17   15,94       3,70          11,21   15,15
December       3,41          13,58   16,98       4,22          11,24   15,46
Jan-Dec      32,63         149,93  182,57       45,27         141,36  186,36

Source: Statistics Indonesia

Inflation in Indonesia:

Month  Monthly Growth
          2013
 Monthly Growth
          2014
January          1.03%          1.07%
February          0.75%          0.26%
March          0.63%          0.08%
April         -0.10%         -0.02%
May         -0.03%  
June          1.03%  
July          3.29%  
August          1.12%  
September         -0.35%  
October          0.09%  
November          0.12%  
December          0.55%  
Total          8.38%          1.39%
    2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013
Inflation
(annual percent change)
   9.8    4.8    5.1    5.4    4.3    8.4

Source: Statistics Indonesia

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