Foreign exchange inflows originating from above-mentioned sources outweighed the use of foreign exchange for repayments of government external debt and maturing Bank Indonesia foreign exchange bills.

In a statement released on www.bi.go.id the central bank says the current reserve asset position (June 2016) adequately covers 8.4 months of imports or 8.1 months of imports and servicing of government foreign debt repayments. This is regarded as being well above the international standards of reserves adequacy at three months of imports. This means the reserves are sufficient to protect against external factors and maintain the sustainability of the Indonesian economy in the foreseeable future.

Foreign Exchange Reserve Indonesia 2008 - 2016:

   2008  2009
 2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016
Foreign Exchange
Reserves¹
 51.6  66.1  96.2 110.1 112.8  99.4 111.9 105.9 109.8²

¹ in billion USD dollar at year-end
² per June 2016
Source: Bank Indonesia

Indonesia's June trade data is expected to be released on Friday (15/07) by the nation's statistics agency (BPS).

So far this year the Indonesian rupiah has appreciated 5.1 percent to IDR 13,088 per US dollar. Bank Indonesia's benchmark rupiah rate (Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate, abbreviated JISDOR) appreciated 0.05 percent on Thursday (14/07).

Indonesian Rupiah versus US Dollar (JISDOR):

| Source: Bank Indonesia

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