Indonesia's inflation stays within central bank range in Aug
CPI +2.12% y/y, matching median in poll
Core CPI +2.02% y/y, vs +1.98% in poll
Adds milestone, core inflation data
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo
JAKARTA, Sept 2 (Reuters) -Indonesia's annual inflation rate was 2.12%in August, essentially unchanged from 2.13% in July, official data showed on Monday, holding comfortably within the central bank's target range and matchingmarket expectations.
The August headline inflation rate was the lowest since February 2022, and matched the forecast in a Reuters poll.Bank Indonesia (BI) has a target range of 1.5% to 3.5% for inflation.
The annual core inflation rate edged up to 2.02% last month from 1.95% in July, the data showed, slightly above the 1.98% forecast in the poll.
Inflation in Southeast Asia's biggest economy has held within the central bank's target range since the middle of last year, but BI has kept interest rates relatively high to focus on anchoring the rupiah currency IDR= and weathering global market volatility.
Governor Perry Warjiyo has said currency stability was the policy focus for this quarter, but he saw a room for a monetarypolicy easing to boost economic growth in the next quarter.
Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo and Bernadette Christina; Editing by John Mair
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